COOSA COUNTY MARKET

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

🌽 From Equality to and Weogufka, Coosa County gardeners, small farms and home cooks post their extra harvest here for people nearby. Alabama favorites like pecans and peanuts show up here when they're in season. Posting an ad is free and sellers keep every dollar.

Farming in Coosa County by the Numbers

Coosa County has 155 farms on 32,046 acres (about 207 acres each). Together they sold $1.6 million of farm products in 2022, led by cattle, hay & other field crops and vegetables.

Orchards and vineyards here grow peaches, apples and pears, and local fields produce sweet corn, squash, tomatoes and green beans. Beekeepers tend about 128 honey bee colonies.

9 farms in Coosa County already sell straight to the public, about $30,000 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 Coosa County

Coosa County farms and homesteads keep 2,899 head of cattle, 169 horses and ponies and 164 sheep. Grass-fed beef sold by the quarter or half is a common way ranchers sell direct.

About 281 people run or help run farms in Coosa County, with an average age of 61. 32% of them are women. 18 are under 35 - the next generation of local growers.