WASHINGTON COUNTY MARKET

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

🌽 Washington County has more backyard fruit trees and home gardens than anyone could eat from. Crop Market connects them with neighbors in Adamant, Barre and East Montpelier. Vermont favorites like honey and maple syrup show up here when they're in season. Posting an ad is free and sellers keep every dollar.

Farming in Washington County by the Numbers

Washington County has 475 farms on 56,396 acres (about 119 acres each). Together they sold $38.5 million of farm products in 2022, led by dairy (milk), hay & other field crops and vegetables.

Orchards and vineyards here grow grapes, apples and pears, and local fields produce sweet corn, squash, pumpkins and garlic. Beekeepers tend about 50 honey bee colonies.

170 farms in Washington County already sell straight to the public, about $2.5 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 Washington County

Out in the pastures and barnyards, Washington County counts 7,102 head of cattle, 4,789 egg-laying hens and 672 horses and ponies. Grass-fed beef sold by the quarter or half is a common way ranchers sell direct.

About 946 people run or help run farms in Washington County, with an average age of 58. 43% of them are women. 72 are under 35 - the next generation of local growers. 20 farms earn money from agritourism - things like u-pick fields, pumpkin patches, farm stays and corn mazes.