CHOCTAW COUNTY MARKET

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

🌽 From Butler to Pennington, Choctaw County gardeners, small farms and home cooks post their extra harvest here for people nearby. Watch for local pecans when it comes into season in Alabama. It's free to post, there's no cut taken, and local farm food carries no sales tax.

Farming in Choctaw County by the Numbers

Choctaw County has 205 farms on 64,977 acres (about 317 acres each). Together they sold $3.9 million of farm products in 2022, led by cattle, hay & other field crops and vegetables.

Orchards and vineyards here grow peaches, and local fields produce tomatoes.

1 farms in Choctaw County already sell straight to the public. 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 Choctaw County

Livestock is part of daily life here: the 2022 farm census found 4,334 head of cattle, 384 egg-laying hens and 191 sheep in Choctaw County. Grass-fed beef sold by the quarter or half is a common way ranchers sell direct.

About 348 people run or help run farms in Choctaw County, with an average age of 59. 32% of them are women. 24 are under 35 - the next generation of local growers. 11 farms earn money from agritourism - things like u-pick fields, pumpkin patches, farm stays and corn mazes.