UPSHUR COUNTY MARKET

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

🌽 Upshur County has more backyard fruit trees and home gardens than anyone could eat from. Crop Market connects them with neighbors in Adrian, Alexander and Tallmansville. Watch for local peaches when it comes into season in West Virginia. Posting an ad is free and sellers keep every dollar.

Farming in Upshur County by the Numbers

Upshur County has 460 farms on 56,509 acres (about 123 acres each). Together they sold $4.8 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, sweet corn, tomatoes and green beans. Beekeepers tend about 173 honey bee colonies.

32 farms in Upshur County already sell straight to the public, about $66,000 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 Upshur County

Out in the pastures and barnyards, Upshur County counts 4,802 head of cattle, 1,858 egg-laying hens and 416 horses and ponies. Grass-fed beef sold by the quarter or half is a common way ranchers sell direct.

About 787 people run or help run farms in Upshur County, with an average age of 59. 37% of them are women. 56 are under 35 - the next generation of local growers.