SUMMERS COUNTY MARKET

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

🌽 Looking for food grown in Summers County? Backyard growers and small farms around Ballengee, Green Sulphur Sp and Nimitz list it here. Homemade jams, breads and honey are listed right next to fresh produce and seedlings. Posting an ad is free and sellers keep every dollar.

Farming in Summers County by the Numbers

Summers County has 393 farms on 64,935 acres (about 165 acres each). Together they sold $4.9 million of farm products in 2022, led by cattle, vegetables and fruit & nuts.

Orchards and vineyards here grow apples, grapes and chestnuts, and local fields produce potatoes. Beekeepers tend about 1,332 honey bee colonies.

36 farms in Summers County already sell straight to the public, about $63,000 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 Summers County

Out in the pastures and barnyards, Summers County counts 6,165 head of cattle, 1,375 egg-laying hens and 430 sheep. Grass-fed beef sold by the quarter or half is a common way ranchers sell direct.

About 634 people run or help run farms in Summers County, with an average age of 60. 32% of them are women. 50 are under 35 - the next generation of local growers.

Where Summers County stands out: it ranks #1 of 50 WV counties for honey bee colonies.