LEWIS COUNTY MARKET

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

🌽 Looking for food grown in Lewis County? Backyard growers and small farms around Alum Bridge, Camden and Orlando 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 Lewis County by the Numbers

Lewis County has 444 farms on 86,546 acres (about 195 acres each). Together they sold $5.9 million of farm products in 2022, led by cattle, hay & other field crops and poultry & eggs.

Orchards and vineyards here grow walnuts, and local fields produce pumpkins, sweet corn, bell peppers and green beans. Beekeepers tend about 156 honey bee colonies.

16 farms in Lewis County already sell straight to the public, about $82,000 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 Lewis County

Lewis County farms and homesteads keep 8,631 head of cattle, 2,657 egg-laying hens and 385 sheep. Grass-fed beef sold by the quarter or half is a common way ranchers sell direct.

About 744 people run or help run farms in Lewis County, with an average age of 60. 33% of them are women. 66 are under 35 - the next generation of local growers. 1 farm earns money from agritourism - things like u-pick fields, pumpkin patches, farm stays and corn mazes.