WINSTON COUNTY MARKET

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

🌽 Looking for food grown in Winston County? Backyard growers and small farms around Addison, Arley and and Lynn list it here. Watch for local peaches when it comes into season in Alabama. It's free to post, there's no cut taken, and local farm food carries no sales tax.

Farming in Winston County by the Numbers

Winston County has 385 farms on 43,756 acres (about 114 acres each). Together they sold $20.4 million of farm products in 2022, led by poultry & eggs, cattle and hay & other field crops.

Orchards and vineyards here grow apples, grapes and peaches, and local fields produce tomatoes, watermelons, turnip greens and bell peppers. Beekeepers tend about 59 honey bee colonies.

6 farms in Winston County already sell straight to the public, about $12,000 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 Winston County

Out in the pastures and barnyards, Winston County counts 105,045 egg-laying hens, 8,641 head of cattle and 413 goats. Fresh farm eggs are one of the easiest things to buy and sell locally.

About 657 people run or help run farms in Winston County, with an average age of 58. 38% of them are women. 69 are under 35 - the next generation of local growers. 2 farms earn money from agritourism - things like u-pick fields, pumpkin patches, farm stays and corn mazes.