Northeast Harvest Buy Local Farm Facts
The number of farms has increased by 26% since the last agricultural census. Of those farms, the average size of farms has decreased by 20%. Of the 1231 principal farmers, 947 of those workers worked on farms 200 days or more. The market value of production has increased by 13%. Essex and Middlesex counties rank in the top 1/3 of the state’s market value of agricultural products sold.
Farm Spotlight
Green Meadows Farm656 Asbury StreetSouth Hamilton MA 01982
(978) 468-2277
www.gmfarm.com
- Area Served
- Average size of farm
- Market value of Ag products sold
- Crop Sales (80%)
- Livestock Sales (20%)
- Average market value per farm
- Total farm production expenses
- Average farm production expenses
- Net cash farm income of operation
- Average net cash farm income of operation
- Average age of principal operator
- 1231 farms stewarding over 61,727 acres of land
- 50 acres
- $106,730,000
- $87,775,000
- $18,955,000
- $81,924
- $109,762,000
- $85,994
- $167,747,000
- $24,373
- 56.5 years
The number of farms has increased by 26% since the last agricultural census. Of those farms, the average size of farms has decreased by 20%. Of the 1231 principal farmers, 947 of those workers worked on farms 200 days or more. The market value of production has increased by 13%. Essex and Middlesex counties rank in the top 1/3 of the state's market value of agricultural products sold.
- Area Served
- 1231 farms stewarding over 61,727 acres of land
- Average size of farm
- 50 acres
- Market value of Ag products sold
- $106,730,000
- Crop Sales (80%)
- $87,775,000
- Livestock Sales (20%)
- $18,955,000
- Average market value per farm
- $81,924
- Total farm production expenses
- $109,762,000
- Average farm production expenses
- $85,994
- Net cash farm income of operation
- $167,747,000
- Average net cash farm income of operation
- $24,373
- Average age of principal operator
- 56.5 years
The number of farms has increased by 26% since the last agricultural census. Of those farms, the average size of farms has decreased by 20%. Of the 1231 principal farmers, 947 of those workers worked on farms 200 days or more. The market value of production has increased by 13%. Essex and Middlesex counties rank in the top 1/3 of the state's market value of agricultural products sold.