CLAY COUNTY MARKET

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

🌽 From Big Otter to Fola, Clay County gardeners, small farms and home cooks post their extra harvest here for people nearby. Fruit, vegetables, cottage foods, plants, seeds and farm gear are all welcome. Listing is free and you keep 100% of every local sale.

Farming in Clay County by the Numbers

Clay County has 134 farms on 18,614 acres (about 139 acres each). Together they sold $894,000 of farm products in 2022, led by hay & other field crops, cattle and fruit & nuts.

Orchards and vineyards here grow apples and pears, and local fields produce sweet corn, tomatoes, green onions and potatoes. Beekeepers tend about 114 honey bee colonies.

8 farms in Clay County already sell straight to the public, about $67,000 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 Clay County

Clay County farms and homesteads keep 803 head of cattle, 630 egg-laying hens and 141 hogs. Grass-fed beef sold by the quarter or half is a common way ranchers sell direct.

About 268 people run or help run farms in Clay County, with an average age of 57. 32% of them are women. 14 are under 35 - the next generation of local growers. 2 farms earn money from agritourism - things like u-pick fields, pumpkin patches, farm stays and corn mazes.