GULF COUNTY MARKET

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

🌽 From Port Saint Joe, Gulf County gardeners, small farms and home cooks post their extra harvest here for people nearby. Fruit, vegetables, cottage foods, plants, seeds and farm gear are all welcome. Posting an ad is free and sellers keep every dollar.

Farming in Gulf County by the Numbers

Gulf County has 40 farms. Together they sold $2.9 million of farm products in 2022, led by aquaculture, cattle and cotton.

Local fields produce collard greens. Beekeepers tend about 859 honey bee colonies.

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

Livestock is part of daily life here: the 2022 farm census found 1,390 head of cattle, 82 egg-laying hens and 71 horses and ponies in Gulf County. Grass-fed beef sold by the quarter or half is a common way ranchers sell direct.

About 70 people run or help run farms in Gulf County, with an average age of 57. 37% of them are women. 15 are under 35 - the next generation of local growers. 5 farms earn money from agritourism - things like u-pick fields, pumpkin patches, farm stays and corn mazes.