MARSHALL COUNTY MARKET

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

🌽 Crop Market is a free online farmers market where neighbors in Albertville, Arab and Horton buy and sell food they grew, baked or raised. Fruit, vegetables, cottage foods, plants, seeds and farm gear are all welcome. Posting an ad is free and sellers keep every dollar.

Farming in Marshall County by the Numbers

Marshall County has 1,324 farms on 156,900 acres (about 119 acres each). Together they sold $478.3 million of farm products in 2022, led by poultry & eggs, cattle and soybeans.

Orchards and vineyards here grow grapes, apples and plums, and local fields produce tomatoes, sweet corn, okra and cucumbers. Beekeepers tend about 224 honey bee colonies.

71 farms in Marshall County already sell straight to the public, about $610,000 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 Marshall County

Out in the pastures and barnyards, Marshall County counts 366,260 egg-laying hens, 38,476 head of cattle and 1,590 goats. Fresh farm eggs are one of the easiest things to buy and sell locally.

About 2,248 people run or help run farms in Marshall County, with an average age of 58. 35% of them are women. 207 are under 35 - the next generation of local growers. 6 farms earn money from agritourism - things like u-pick fields, pumpkin patches, farm stays and corn mazes.

Where Marshall County stands out: it ranks #3 of 67 AL counties for number of farms and #3 of 67 AL counties for total farm sales.