ALLEN COUNTY MARKET

Allen County, Louisiana Farmers Market — Buy & Sell Local Crops Near You

🌽 Looking for food grown in Allen County? Backyard growers and small farms around Dry Creek, Elizabeth and Mittie list it here. Fruit, vegetables, cottage foods, plants, seeds and farm gear are all welcome. Posting an ad is free and sellers keep every dollar.

Farming in Allen County by the Numbers

Allen County has 356 farms on 78,688 acres (about 221 acres each). Together they sold $32.4 million of farm products in 2022, led by rice, aquaculture and cattle.

Orchards and vineyards here grow figs and peaches, and local fields produce okra, sweet corn, eggplant and green peas. Beekeepers tend about 210 honey bee colonies.

16 farms in Allen County already sell straight to the public, about $123,000 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 Allen County

Allen County farms and homesteads keep 7,747 head of cattle, 1,517 egg-laying hens and 271 horses and ponies. Grass-fed beef sold by the quarter or half is a common way ranchers sell direct.

About 574 people run or help run farms in Allen County, with an average age of 58. 39% of them are women. 40 are under 35 - the next generation of local growers.