LAMAR COUNTY MARKET

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

🌽 From Beaverton to and Vernon, Lamar County gardeners, small farms and home cooks post their extra harvest here for people nearby. Fruit, vegetables, cottage foods, plants, seeds and farm gear are all welcome. Listing is free and you keep 100% of every local sale.

Farming in Lamar County by the Numbers

Lamar County has 278 farms on 89,003 acres (about 320 acres each). Together they sold $11.8 million of farm products in 2022, led by poultry & eggs, hay & other field crops and horses.

Local fields produce watermelons, collard greens, squash and sweet potatoes. Beekeepers tend about 114 honey bee colonies.

4 farms in Lamar 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 Lamar County

Livestock is part of daily life here: the 2022 farm census found 4,809 head of cattle, 702 egg-laying hens and 292 sheep in Lamar County. Grass-fed beef sold by the quarter or half is a common way ranchers sell direct.

About 452 people run or help run farms in Lamar County, with an average age of 63. 36% of them are women. 23 are under 35 - the next generation of local growers.