OHIO COUNTY MARKET

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

🌽 Ohio County has more backyard fruit trees and home gardens than anyone could eat from. Crop Market connects them with neighbors in Elm Grove, Triadelphia and and West Liberty. Fruit, vegetables, cottage foods, plants, seeds and farm gear are all welcome. It's free to post, there's no cut taken, and local farm food carries no sales tax.

Farming in Ohio County by the Numbers

Ohio County has 178 farms on 21,118 acres (about 119 acres each). Together they sold $3 million of farm products in 2022, led by hay & other field crops, dairy (milk) and cattle.

Local fields produce cucumbers, green beans, squash and tomatoes. Beekeepers tend about 55 honey bee colonies.

16 farms in Ohio County already sell straight to the public, about $64,000 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 Ohio County

Ohio County farms and homesteads keep 2,681 head of cattle, 860 egg-laying hens and 109 horses and ponies. Grass-fed beef sold by the quarter or half is a common way ranchers sell direct.

About 288 people run or help run farms in Ohio County, with an average age of 59. 31% of them are women. 28 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.