WEBSTER COUNTY MARKET

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

🌽 From Preston, Webster County gardeners, small farms and home cooks post their extra harvest here for people nearby. Homemade jams, breads and honey are listed right next to fresh produce and seedlings. It's free to post, there's no cut taken, and local farm food carries no sales tax.

Farming in Webster County by the Numbers

Webster County has 93 farms on 70,416 acres (about 757 acres each). Together they sold $33.8 million of farm products in 2022, led by cotton, hay & other field crops and corn.

Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, 2022 Census of Agriculture.

Farm Life in Webster County

Livestock is part of daily life here: the 2022 farm census found 5,801 head of cattle and 20 horses and ponies in Webster County. Grass-fed beef sold by the quarter or half is a common way ranchers sell direct.

About 159 people run or help run farms in Webster County, with an average age of 64. 36% of them are women. 4 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.