PENDLETON COUNTY MARKET

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

🌽 Pendleton County has more backyard fruit trees and home gardens than anyone could eat from. Crop Market connects them with neighbors in Brandywine, Circleville and Seneca Rocks. 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 Pendleton County by the Numbers

Pendleton County has 588 farms on 169,996 acres (about 289 acres each). Together they sold $116.2 million of farm products in 2022, led by poultry & eggs, cattle and corn.

Beekeepers tend about 79 honey bee colonies.

24 farms in Pendleton County already sell straight to the public, about $143,000 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 Pendleton County

Out in the pastures and barnyards, Pendleton County counts 385,687 egg-laying hens, 380,907 turkeys and 18,924 head of cattle. Fresh farm eggs are one of the easiest things to buy and sell locally.

About 998 people run or help run farms in Pendleton County, with an average age of 60. 33% of them are women. 69 are under 35 - the next generation of local growers. 9 farms earn money from agritourism - things like u-pick fields, pumpkin patches, farm stays and corn mazes.

Where Pendleton County stands out: it ranks #2 of 55 WV counties for total farm sales and #2 of 54 WV counties for egg-laying hens.