TALLAPOOSA COUNTY MARKET

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

🌽 Looking for food grown in Tallapoosa County? Backyard growers and small farms around Camp Hill, Dadeville and and New Site 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 Tallapoosa County by the Numbers

Tallapoosa County has 299 farms on 80,926 acres (about 271 acres each). Together they sold $28.2 million of farm products in 2022, led by poultry & eggs, corn and cattle.

Orchards and vineyards here grow pears, apples and grapes, and local fields produce okra, mustard greens, green beans and bell peppers.

7 farms in Tallapoosa County already sell straight to the public, about $15,000 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 Tallapoosa County

Livestock is part of daily life here: the 2022 farm census found 8,367 head of cattle, 1,092 egg-laying hens and 226 horses and ponies in Tallapoosa County. Grass-fed beef sold by the quarter or half is a common way ranchers sell direct.

About 519 people run or help run farms in Tallapoosa County, with an average age of 59. 35% of them are women. 40 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.