BULLOCK COUNTY MARKET

Bullock County, Alabama Farmers Market — Buy & Sell Local Crops Near You

🌽 Looking for food grown in Bullock County? Backyard growers and small farms around Fitzpatrick, Midway and and Union Springs list it here. Fruit, vegetables, cottage foods, plants, seeds and farm gear are all welcome. It's free to post, there's no cut taken, and local farm food carries no sales tax.

Farming in Bullock County by the Numbers

Bullock County has 250 farms on 172,924 acres (about 692 acres each). Together they sold $46.7 million of farm products in 2022, led by hay & other field crops, horses and vegetables.

Orchards and vineyards here grow tart cherries, and local fields produce green beans, squash, tomatoes and fresh herbs. Beekeepers tend about 48 honey bee colonies.

14 farms in Bullock County already sell straight to the public, about $31,000 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 Bullock County

Out in the pastures and barnyards, Bullock County counts 11,649 head of cattle, 334 egg-laying hens and 272 horses and ponies. Grass-fed beef sold by the quarter or half is a common way ranchers sell direct.

About 470 people run or help run farms in Bullock County, with an average age of 58. 28% of them are women. 53 are under 35 - the next generation of local growers. 20 farms earn money from agritourism - things like u-pick fields, pumpkin patches, farm stays and corn mazes.