RUSSELL COUNTY MARKET

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

🌽 Buy local in Russell County: fruit, vegetables, honey, baked goods, plants and livestock from people in Phenix City, Fort Mitchell and and Seale. Fruit, vegetables, cottage foods, plants, seeds and farm gear are all welcome. Posting an ad is free and sellers keep every dollar.

Farming in Russell County by the Numbers

Russell County has 266 farms on 112,214 acres (about 422 acres each). Together they sold $29.3 million of farm products in 2022, led by poultry & eggs, nursery & greenhouse plants and cattle.

Orchards and vineyards here grow pears, and local fields produce watermelons, okra and green peas.

4 farms in Russell County already sell straight to the public, about $11,000 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 Russell County

Livestock is part of daily life here: the 2022 farm census found 12,740 head of cattle, 1,046 egg-laying hens and 327 horses and ponies in Russell County. Grass-fed beef sold by the quarter or half is a common way ranchers sell direct.

About 419 people run or help run farms in Russell County, with an average age of 60. 31% of them are women. 17 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.