ESCAMBIA COUNTY MARKET

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

🌽 Buy local in Escambia County: fruit, vegetables, honey, baked goods, plants and livestock from people in Pensacola, Cantonment and and Walnut Hill. Fruit, vegetables, cottage foods, plants, seeds and farm gear are all welcome. Posting an ad is free and sellers keep every dollar.

Farming in Escambia County by the Numbers

Escambia County has 515 farms on 79,515 acres (about 154 acres each). Together they sold $46 million of farm products in 2022, led by cotton, hay & other field crops and cattle.

Orchards and vineyards here grow pecans and grapes, and local fields produce watermelons, potatoes, cantaloupes and squash. Beekeepers tend about 5,426 honey bee colonies.

51 farms in Escambia County already sell straight to the public, about $214,000 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 Escambia County

Out in the pastures and barnyards, Escambia County counts 9,675 head of cattle, 1,401 egg-laying hens and 779 goats. Grass-fed beef sold by the quarter or half is a common way ranchers sell direct.

About 912 people run or help run farms in Escambia County, with an average age of 60. 42% of them are women. 61 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.