TUCKER COUNTY MARKET

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

🌽 Looking for food grown in Tucker County? Backyard growers and small farms around Davis, Dryfork and Red Creek 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 Tucker County by the Numbers

Tucker County has 136 farms on 23,571 acres (about 173 acres each). Together they sold $2.2 million of farm products in 2022, led by cattle, hay & other field crops and vegetables.

Orchards and vineyards here grow apples, and local fields produce potatoes and green beans.

10 farms in Tucker County already sell straight to the public, about $93,000 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 Tucker County

Tucker County farms and homesteads keep 1,785 head of cattle, 648 egg-laying hens and 129 sheep. Grass-fed beef sold by the quarter or half is a common way ranchers sell direct.

About 235 people run or help run farms in Tucker County, with an average age of 59. 37% of them are women. 24 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.