WETZEL COUNTY MARKET

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

🌽 Wetzel County has more backyard fruit trees and home gardens than anyone could eat from. Crop Market connects them with neighbors in Coburn, Folsom and Littleton. West Virginia favorites like honey and apples show up here when they're in season. Listing is free and you keep 100% of every local sale.

Farming in Wetzel County by the Numbers

Wetzel County has 222 farms on 34,880 acres (about 157 acres each). Together they sold $1.2 million of farm products in 2022, led by hay & other field crops, cattle and vegetables.

Local fields produce tomatoes, potatoes, sweet corn and green beans. Beekeepers tend about 22 honey bee colonies.

6 farms in Wetzel County already sell straight to the public, about $22,000 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 Wetzel County

Livestock is part of daily life here: the 2022 farm census found 1,536 egg-laying hens, 936 head of cattle and 507 sheep in Wetzel County. Fresh farm eggs are one of the easiest things to buy and sell locally.

About 414 people run or help run farms in Wetzel County, with an average age of 59. 35% of them are women. 31 are under 35 - the next generation of local growers.