BRAXTON COUNTY MARKET

Braxton County, West Virginia Farmers Market — Buy & Sell Local Crops Near You

🌽 Looking for food grown in Braxton County? Backyard growers and small farms around Clem, Copen and Heaters list it here. Fruit, vegetables, cottage foods, plants, seeds and farm gear are all welcome. Posting an ad is free and sellers keep every dollar.

Farming in Braxton County by the Numbers

Braxton County has 405 farms on 97,558 acres (about 241 acres each). Together they sold $6.2 million of farm products in 2022, led by cattle, hay & other field crops and dairy (milk).

Orchards and vineyards here grow apples, persimmons and peaches, and local fields produce potatoes and tomatoes. Beekeepers tend about 292 honey bee colonies.

20 farms in Braxton County already sell straight to the public, about $79,000 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 Braxton County

Braxton County farms and homesteads keep 6,530 head of cattle, 1,740 egg-laying hens and 327 goats. Grass-fed beef sold by the quarter or half is a common way ranchers sell direct.

About 675 people run or help run farms in Braxton County, with an average age of 60. 34% of them are women. 30 are under 35 - the next generation of local growers. 5 farms earn money from agritourism - things like u-pick fields, pumpkin patches, farm stays and corn mazes.