MARSHALL COUNTY MARKET

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

🌽 Looking for food grown in Marshall County? Backyard growers and small farms around Benwood, Cameron and Mc Mechen list it here. Watch for local apples when it comes into season in West Virginia. It's free to post, there's no cut taken, and local farm food carries no sales tax.

Farming in Marshall County by the Numbers

Marshall County has 615 farms on 68,623 acres (about 112 acres each). Together they sold $5.5 million of farm products in 2022, led by hay & other field crops, cattle and vegetables.

Orchards and vineyards here grow apples, peaches and pears, and local fields produce tomatoes, green beans, sweet corn and pumpkins. Beekeepers tend about 85 honey bee colonies.

43 farms in Marshall County already sell straight to the public, about $55,000 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 Marshall County

Marshall County farms and homesteads keep 5,558 head of cattle, 2,152 egg-laying hens and 386 horses and ponies. Grass-fed beef sold by the quarter or half is a common way ranchers sell direct.

About 1,098 people run or help run farms in Marshall County, with an average age of 59. 37% of them are women. 64 are under 35 - the next generation of local growers. 2 farms earn money from agritourism - things like u-pick fields, pumpkin patches, farm stays and corn mazes.

Where Marshall County stands out: it ranks #11 of 55 WV counties for number of farms.