HAMPSHIRE COUNTY MARKET

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

🌽 From Augusta to Green Spring, Hampshire County gardeners, small farms and home cooks post their extra harvest here for people nearby. West Virginia favorites like honey and apples show up here when they're in season. Listing is free and you keep 100% of every local sale.

Farming in Hampshire County by the Numbers

Hampshire County has 880 farms on 145,379 acres (about 165 acres each). Together they sold $72.5 million of farm products in 2022, led by poultry & eggs, cattle and hay & other field crops.

Orchards and vineyards here grow apples, peaches and sweet cherries, and local fields produce potatoes, tomatoes, sweet corn and cucumbers. Beekeepers tend about 73 honey bee colonies.

62 farms in Hampshire County already sell straight to the public, about $320,000 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 Hampshire County

Hampshire County farms and homesteads keep 67,993 egg-laying hens, 16,495 head of cattle and 1,329 sheep. Fresh farm eggs are one of the easiest things to buy and sell locally.

About 1,554 people run or help run farms in Hampshire County, with an average age of 58. 37% of them are women. 144 are under 35 - the next generation of local growers. 8 farms earn money from agritourism - things like u-pick fields, pumpkin patches, farm stays and corn mazes.

Where Hampshire County stands out: it ranks #1 of 49 WV counties for goats and #3 of 55 WV counties for number of farms.