CLEBURNE COUNTY MARKET

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

🌽 Buy local in Cleburne County: fruit, vegetables, honey, baked goods, plants and livestock from people in Fruithurst, Heflin and and Ranburne. Watch for local peaches when it comes into season in Alabama. Posting an ad is free and sellers keep every dollar.

Farming in Cleburne County by the Numbers

Cleburne County has 268 farms on 46,919 acres (about 175 acres each). Together they sold $136 million of farm products in 2022, led by poultry & eggs, cattle and nursery & greenhouse plants.

Local fields produce sweet corn, watermelons, tomatoes and green beans. Beekeepers tend about 16 honey bee colonies.

12 farms in Cleburne County already sell straight to the public, about $179,000 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 Cleburne County

Livestock is part of daily life here: the 2022 farm census found 48,702 egg-laying hens, 12,335 head of cattle and 656 sheep in Cleburne County. Fresh farm eggs are one of the easiest things to buy and sell locally.

About 436 people run or help run farms in Cleburne County, with an average age of 58. 34% of them are women. 26 are under 35 - the next generation of local growers. 4 farms earn money from agritourism - things like u-pick fields, pumpkin patches, farm stays and corn mazes.