HARRISON COUNTY MARKET

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

🌽 Buy local in Harrison County: fruit, vegetables, honey, baked goods, plants and livestock from people in Anmoore, Bridgeport and Gypsy. 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 Harrison County by the Numbers

Harrison County has 819 farms on 110,287 acres (about 135 acres each). Together they sold $12.4 million of farm products in 2022, led by cattle, poultry & eggs and hay & other field crops.

Orchards and vineyards here grow apples, pears and persimmons, and local fields produce tomatoes, sweet corn, potatoes and pumpkins. Beekeepers tend about 545 honey bee colonies.

46 farms in Harrison County already sell straight to the public, about $175,000 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 Harrison County

Harrison County farms and homesteads keep 39,074 turkeys, 11,235 head of cattle and 2,732 egg-laying hens.

About 1,345 people run or help run farms in Harrison County, with an average age of 59. 36% of them are women. 118 are under 35 - the next generation of local growers. 4 farms earn money from agritourism - things like u-pick fields, pumpkin patches, farm stays and corn mazes.

Where Harrison County stands out: it ranks #4 of 50 WV counties for honey bee colonies and #7 of 55 WV counties for number of farms.