CALHOUN COUNTY MARKET

Calhoun County, Florida Farmers Market — Buy & Sell Local Crops Near You

🌽 Calhoun County has more backyard fruit trees and home gardens than anyone could eat from. Crop Market connects them with neighbors in Altha, Blountstown and and Kinard. Watch for local strawberries when it comes into season in Florida. Posting an ad is free and sellers keep every dollar.

Farming in Calhoun County by the Numbers

Calhoun County has 198 farms on 119,587 acres (about 604 acres each). Together they sold $27.7 million of farm products in 2022, led by hay & other field crops, cotton and nursery & greenhouse plants.

Orchards and vineyards here grow pecans, and local fields produce green onions, green beans, collard greens and squash. Beekeepers tend about 569 honey bee colonies.

5 farms in Calhoun County already sell straight to the public, about $14,000 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 Calhoun County

Calhoun County farms and homesteads keep 1,724 head of cattle, 515 egg-laying hens and 262 horses and ponies. Grass-fed beef sold by the quarter or half is a common way ranchers sell direct.

About 352 people run or help run farms in Calhoun County, with an average age of 63. 50% of them are women. 16 are under 35 - the next generation of local growers. 15 farms earn money from agritourism - things like u-pick fields, pumpkin patches, farm stays and corn mazes.