MONONGALIA COUNTY MARKET

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

🌽 From Blacksville to Osage, Monongalia County gardeners, small farms and home cooks post their extra harvest here for people nearby. Fruit, vegetables, cottage foods, plants, seeds and farm gear are all welcome. Posting an ad is free and sellers keep every dollar.

Farming in Monongalia County by the Numbers

Monongalia County has 485 farms on 50,923 acres (about 105 acres each). Together they sold $6.7 million of farm products in 2022, led by cattle, hay & other field crops and dairy (milk).

Orchards and vineyards here grow apples, pawpaws and grapes, and local fields produce tomatoes, sweet corn, green beans and potatoes. Beekeepers tend about 104 honey bee colonies.

28 farms in Monongalia County already sell straight to the public, about $128,000 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 Monongalia County

Monongalia County farms and homesteads keep 4,462 head of cattle, 2,147 egg-laying hens and 669 sheep. Grass-fed beef sold by the quarter or half is a common way ranchers sell direct.

About 860 people run or help run farms in Monongalia County, with an average age of 59. 39% 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.