CRENSHAW COUNTY MARKET

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

🌽 From Brantley to and Rutledge, Crenshaw 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. Listing is free and you keep 100% of every local sale.

Farming in Crenshaw County by the Numbers

Crenshaw County has 474 farms on 127,773 acres (about 270 acres each). Together they sold $278.4 million of farm products in 2022, led by poultry & eggs, cattle and hay & other field crops.

Orchards and vineyards here grow pecans, apples and pears, and local fields produce okra. Beekeepers tend about 190 honey bee colonies.

12 farms in Crenshaw County already sell straight to the public, about $35,000 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 Crenshaw County

Out in the pastures and barnyards, Crenshaw County counts 214,380 egg-laying hens, 25,110 head of cattle and 548 goats. Fresh farm eggs are one of the easiest things to buy and sell locally.

About 799 people run or help run farms in Crenshaw County, with an average age of 59. 37% of them are women. 79 are under 35 - the next generation of local growers. 8 farms earn money from agritourism - things like u-pick fields, pumpkin patches, farm stays and corn mazes.

Where Crenshaw County stands out: it ranks #8 of 57 AL counties for egg-laying hens and #10 of 67 AL counties for total farm sales.