HENDRY COUNTY MARKET

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

🌽 Hendry County has more backyard fruit trees and home gardens than anyone could eat from. Crop Market connects them with neighbors in Clewiston, Felda and and Labelle. Florida favorites like strawberries and tomatoes show up here when they're in season. Posting an ad is free and sellers keep every dollar.

Farming in Hendry County by the Numbers

Hendry County has 392 farms on 586,858 acres (about 1,497 acres each). Together they sold $632.6 million of farm products in 2022, led by hay & other field crops, vegetables and fruit & nuts.

Orchards and vineyards here grow oranges, tangerines and grapefruit, and local fields produce sweet corn, green beans, watermelons and squash. Beekeepers tend about 1,022 honey bee colonies.

7 farms in Hendry County already sell straight to the public. 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 Hendry County

Out in the pastures and barnyards, Hendry County counts 64,720 head of cattle, 259 horses and ponies and 75 sheep. Grass-fed beef sold by the quarter or half is a common way ranchers sell direct.

About 731 people run or help run farms in Hendry County, with an average age of 60. 31% of them are women. 21 are under 35 - the next generation of local growers. 1 farm earns money from agritourism - things like u-pick fields, pumpkin patches, farm stays and corn mazes.

Where Hendry County stands out: it ranks #4 of 67 FL counties for total farm sales.