LAWRENCE COUNTY MARKET

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

🌽 From Courtland to and Trinity, Lawrence 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 Lawrence County by the Numbers

Lawrence County has 1,139 farms on 209,398 acres (about 184 acres each). Together they sold $323 million of farm products in 2022, led by poultry & eggs, corn and soybeans.

Orchards and vineyards here grow peaches, plums and apples, and local fields produce tomatoes, okra, potatoes and squash. Beekeepers tend about 93 honey bee colonies.

29 farms in Lawrence County already sell straight to the public, about $121,000 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 Lawrence County

Livestock is part of daily life here: the 2022 farm census found 182,321 egg-laying hens, 26,753 head of cattle and 1,092 goats in Lawrence County. Fresh farm eggs are one of the easiest things to buy and sell locally.

About 1,860 people run or help run farms in Lawrence County, with an average age of 58. 33% of them are women. 165 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.

Where Lawrence County stands out: it ranks #5 of 67 AL counties for number of farms and #7 of 67 AL counties for total farm sales.