HARDY COUNTY MARKET

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

🌽 Buy local in Hardy County: fruit, vegetables, honey, baked goods, plants and livestock from people in Baker, Fisher and Old Fields. Watch for local apples when it comes into season in West Virginia. Listing is free and you keep 100% of every local sale.

Farming in Hardy County by the Numbers

Hardy County has 500 farms on 136,877 acres (about 274 acres each). Together they sold $269.4 million of farm products in 2022, led by poultry & eggs, cattle and corn.

Orchards and vineyards here grow peaches, apples and pears, and local fields produce tomatoes and bell peppers. Beekeepers tend about 500 honey bee colonies.

17 farms in Hardy County already sell straight to the public, about $126,000 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 Hardy County

Out in the pastures and barnyards, Hardy County counts 595,250 egg-laying hens, 482,721 turkeys and 22,083 head of cattle. Fresh farm eggs are one of the easiest things to buy and sell locally.

About 885 people run or help run farms in Hardy County, with an average age of 58. 36% of them are women. 104 are under 35 - the next generation of local growers. 9 farms earn money from agritourism - things like u-pick fields, pumpkin patches, farm stays and corn mazes.

Where Hardy County stands out: it ranks #1 of 55 WV counties for total farm sales and #1 of 54 WV counties for egg-laying hens.