LINCOLN COUNTY MARKET

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

🌽 From Alkol to Hamlin, Lincoln County gardeners, small farms and home cooks post their extra harvest here for people nearby. Watch for local peaches when it comes into season in West Virginia. Posting an ad is free and sellers keep every dollar.

Farming in Lincoln County by the Numbers

Lincoln County has 173 farms on 28,840 acres (about 167 acres each). Together they sold $1.6 million of farm products in 2022, led by cattle, nursery & greenhouse plants and hay & other field crops.

Orchards and vineyards here grow apples and peaches, and local fields produce potatoes, green beans, pumpkins and bell peppers. Beekeepers tend about 204 honey bee colonies.

15 farms in Lincoln County already sell straight to the public, about $39,000 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 Lincoln County

Livestock is part of daily life here: the 2022 farm census found 1,972 head of cattle, 655 egg-laying hens and 113 goats in Lincoln County. Grass-fed beef sold by the quarter or half is a common way ranchers sell direct.

About 318 people run or help run farms in Lincoln County, with an average age of 58. 34% of them are women. 37 are under 35 - the next generation of local growers.