DE SOTO COUNTY MARKET

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

🌽 Looking for food grown in De Soto County? Backyard growers and small farms around Frierson, Gloster and Mansfield list it here. Fruit, vegetables, cottage foods, plants, seeds and farm gear are all welcome. It's free to post, there's no cut taken, and local farm food carries no sales tax.

Farming in De Soto County by the Numbers

De Soto County has 632 farms on 158,539 acres (about 251 acres each). Together they sold $19.4 million of farm products in 2022, led by cattle, poultry & eggs and hay & other field crops.

Orchards and vineyards here grow pecans and grapes, and local fields produce tomatoes, green beans, okra and bell peppers. Beekeepers tend about 527 honey bee colonies.

24 farms in De Soto County already sell straight to the public, about $116,000 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 De Soto County

De Soto County farms and homesteads keep 34,199 head of cattle, 1,501 horses and ponies and 495 goats. Grass-fed beef sold by the quarter or half is a common way ranchers sell direct.

About 1,034 people run or help run farms in De Soto County, with an average age of 58. 35% of them are women. 93 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 De Soto County stands out: it ranks #12 of 64 LA counties for number of farms and #11 of 56 LA counties for goats.