FRANKLIN COUNTY MARKET

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

🌽 Buy local in Franklin County: fruit, vegetables, honey, baked goods, plants and livestock from people in Apalachicola, Carrabelle and and Saint George Isl. Fruit, vegetables, cottage foods, plants, seeds and farm gear are all welcome. Listing is free and you keep 100% of every local sale.

Farming in Franklin County by the Numbers

Franklin County has 32 farms. Together they sold $1 million of farm products in 2022, led by aquaculture, cattle and fruit & nuts.

Orchards and vineyards here grow tangerines and lemons, and local fields produce collard greens.

4 farms in Franklin County already sell straight to the public, about $20,000 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 Franklin County

Livestock is part of daily life here: the 2022 farm census found 327 head of cattle and 132 egg-laying hens in Franklin County. Grass-fed beef sold by the quarter or half is a common way ranchers sell direct.

About 51 people run or help run farms in Franklin County, with an average age of 65. 27% of them are women. 1 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.