LAMOILLE COUNTY MARKET

Lamoille County, Vermont Farmers Market — Buy & Sell Local Crops Near You

🌽 Looking for food grown in Lamoille County? Backyard growers and small farms around Belvidere Center, Eden and Lake Elmore list it here. Watch for local blueberries when it comes into season in Vermont. It's free to post, there's no cut taken, and local farm food carries no sales tax.

Farming in Lamoille County by the Numbers

Lamoille County has 289 farms on 56,504 acres (about 196 acres each). Together they sold $28 million of farm products in 2022, led by hay & other field crops, maple syrup and dairy (milk).

Orchards and vineyards here grow pears and plums, and local fields produce lettuce, sweet corn, green beans and garlic. Beekeepers tend about 2,419 honey bee colonies.

79 farms in Lamoille County already sell straight to the public, about $1.3 million a year in direct sales. Crop Market gives them, and every backyard grower, a free way to reach more neighbors.

Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, 2022 Census of Agriculture.

Farm Life in Lamoille County

Out in the pastures and barnyards, Lamoille County counts 2,813 head of cattle, 1,783 egg-laying hens and 443 sheep. Grass-fed beef sold by the quarter or half is a common way ranchers sell direct.

About 552 people run or help run farms in Lamoille County, with an average age of 56. 40% of them are women. 58 are under 35 - the next generation of local growers. 27 farms earn money from agritourism - things like u-pick fields, pumpkin patches, farm stays and corn mazes.

Where Lamoille County stands out: it ranks #2 of 12 VT counties for honey bee colonies.