MINGO COUNTY MARKET

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

🌽 Looking for food grown in Mingo County? Backyard growers and small farms around Baisden, Borderland and Edgarton list it here. Homemade jams, breads and honey are listed right next to fresh produce and seedlings. It's free to post, there's no cut taken, and local farm food carries no sales tax.

Farming in Mingo County by the Numbers

Mingo County has 12 farms on 4,083 acres (about 340 acres each). Together they sold $137,000 of farm products in 2022, led by cattle.

Beekeepers tend about 18 honey bee colonies.

4 farms in Mingo County already sell straight to the public, about $5,000 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 Mingo County

Livestock is part of daily life here: the 2022 farm census found 625 head of cattle in Mingo County. Grass-fed beef sold by the quarter or half is a common way ranchers sell direct.

About 16 people run or help run farms in Mingo County, with an average age of 57. 25% of them are women. 4 are under 35 - the next generation of local growers.