CLAIBORNE COUNTY MARKET

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

🌽 From Athens to and Summerfield, Claiborne County gardeners, small farms and home cooks post their extra harvest here for people nearby. Louisiana favorites like sweet potatoes and satsumas show up here when they're in season. Posting an ad is free and sellers keep every dollar.

Farming in Claiborne County by the Numbers

Claiborne County has 231 farms on 70,182 acres (about 304 acres each). Together they sold $120.3 million of farm products in 2022, led by poultry & eggs, cattle and hay & other field crops.

Beekeepers tend about 69 honey bee colonies.

11 farms in Claiborne County already sell straight to the public, about $14,000 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 Claiborne County

Out in the pastures and barnyards, Claiborne County counts 127,058 egg-laying hens, 10,721 head of cattle and 450 horses and ponies. Fresh farm eggs are one of the easiest things to buy and sell locally.

About 433 people run or help run farms in Claiborne County, with an average age of 56. 37% of them are women. 59 are under 35 - the next generation of local growers. 5 farms earn money from agritourism - things like u-pick fields, pumpkin patches, farm stays and corn mazes.

Where Claiborne County stands out: it ranks #3 of 55 LA counties for egg-laying hens.