LIBERTY COUNTY MARKET

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

🌽 Looking for food grown in Liberty County? Backyard growers and small farms around Bristol, Hosford and and Telogia list it here. Florida favorites like tomatoes and honey show up here when they're in season. Posting an ad is free and sellers keep every dollar.

Farming in Liberty County by the Numbers

Liberty County has 115 farms on 35,092 acres (about 305 acres each). Together they sold $2.8 million of farm products in 2022, led by honey, cattle and vegetables.

Local fields produce collard greens and chile peppers. Beekeepers tend about 10,202 honey bee colonies.

13 farms in Liberty County already sell straight to the public, about $169,000 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 Liberty County

Out in the pastures and barnyards, Liberty County counts 1,220 head of cattle, 632 egg-laying hens and 138 goats. Grass-fed beef sold by the quarter or half is a common way ranchers sell direct.

About 209 people run or help run farms in Liberty County, with an average age of 56. 40% of them are women. 20 are under 35 - the next generation of local growers.

Where Liberty County stands out: it ranks #12 of 61 FL counties for honey bee colonies.