MINERAL COUNTY MARKET

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

🌽 Buy local in Mineral County: fruit, vegetables, honey, baked goods, plants and livestock from people in Burlington, Elk Garden and Piedmont. Watch for local maple syrup when it comes into season in West Virginia. Listing is free and you keep 100% of every local sale.

Farming in Mineral County by the Numbers

Mineral County has 536 farms on 88,194 acres (about 165 acres each). Together they sold $32.8 million of farm products in 2022, led by poultry & eggs, cattle and hay & other field crops.

Orchards and vineyards here grow apples, peaches and plums, and local fields produce sweet corn, tomatoes, pumpkins and potatoes.

36 farms in Mineral County already sell straight to the public, about $320,000 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 Mineral County

Mineral County farms and homesteads keep 55,612 egg-laying hens, 6,341 head of cattle and 540 goats. Fresh farm eggs are one of the easiest things to buy and sell locally.

About 993 people run or help run farms in Mineral County, with an average age of 57. 34% of them are women. 100 are under 35 - the next generation of local growers. 6 farms earn money from agritourism - things like u-pick fields, pumpkin patches, farm stays and corn mazes.

Where Mineral County stands out: it ranks #5 of 54 WV counties for egg-laying hens and #5 of 51 WV counties for selling food straight to the public.