LOWNDES COUNTY MARKET

Lowndes County, Georgia Farmers Market — Buy & Sell Local Crops Near You

🌽 From Bemiss to and Naylor, Lowndes County gardeners, small farms and home cooks post their extra harvest here for people nearby. Watch for local pecans when it comes into season in Georgia. Listing is free and you keep 100% of every local sale.

Farming in Lowndes County by the Numbers

Lowndes County has 389 farms on 84,299 acres (about 217 acres each). Together they sold $38.5 million of farm products in 2022, led by vegetables, hay & other field crops and cotton.

Orchards and vineyards here grow pecans, tangerines and olives, and local fields produce cucumbers, bell peppers, squash and green beans. Beekeepers tend about 3,509 honey bee colonies.

29 farms in Lowndes County already sell straight to the public, about $86,000 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 Lowndes County

Lowndes County farms and homesteads keep 2,282 head of cattle, 1,168 egg-laying hens and 741 sheep. Grass-fed beef sold by the quarter or half is a common way ranchers sell direct.

About 675 people run or help run farms in Lowndes County, with an average age of 59. 36% of them are women. 58 are under 35 - the next generation of local growers. 3 farms earn money from agritourism - things like u-pick fields, pumpkin patches, farm stays and corn mazes.

Where Lowndes County stands out: it ranks #8 of 124 GA counties for honey bee colonies and #27 of 159 GA counties for number of farms.