TYLER COUNTY MARKET

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

🌽 Buy local in Tyler County: fruit, vegetables, honey, baked goods, plants and livestock from people in Friendly, Middlebourne and and Wilbur. West Virginia favorites like maple syrup and honey show up here when they're in season. It's free to post, there's no cut taken, and local farm food carries no sales tax.

Farming in Tyler County by the Numbers

Tyler County has 279 farms on 48,656 acres (about 174 acres each). Together they sold $3.6 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 chile peppers, pumpkins, bell peppers and tomatoes. Beekeepers tend about 18 honey bee colonies.

22 farms in Tyler County already sell straight to the public, about $203,000 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 Tyler County

Out in the pastures and barnyards, Tyler County counts 3,858 head of cattle, 1,065 egg-laying hens and 170 horses and ponies. Grass-fed beef sold by the quarter or half is a common way ranchers sell direct.

About 492 people run or help run farms in Tyler County, with an average age of 59. 37% of them are women. 34 are under 35 - the next generation of local growers.

Where Tyler County stands out: it ranks #8 of 51 WV counties for selling food straight to the public.