HOUSTON COUNTY MARKET

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

🌽 Looking for food grown in Houston County? Backyard growers and small farms around Ashford, Columbia and Newton list it here. Watch for local peanuts when it comes into season in Alabama. Listing is free and you keep 100% of every local sale.

Farming in Houston County by the Numbers

Houston County has 616 farms on 187,714 acres (about 305 acres each). Together they sold $112.1 million of farm products in 2022, led by poultry & eggs, hay & other field crops and cotton.

Orchards and vineyards here grow tangerines, grapes and lemons, and local fields produce cucumbers, watermelons, squash and cantaloupes. Beekeepers tend about 832 honey bee colonies.

42 farms in Houston County already sell straight to the public, about $139,000 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 Houston County

Out in the pastures and barnyards, Houston County counts 20,281 head of cattle, 1,489 egg-laying hens and 572 goats. Grass-fed beef sold by the quarter or half is a common way ranchers sell direct.

About 960 people run or help run farms in Houston County, with an average age of 61. 37% of them are women. 21 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 Houston County stands out: it ranks #1 of 63 AL counties for honey bee colonies.