EAST BATON ROUGE COUNTY MARKET

East Baton Rouge County, Louisiana Farmers Market — Buy & Sell Local Crops Near You

🌽 From Baton Rouge to Scotlandville, East Baton Rouge County gardeners, small farms and home cooks post their extra harvest here for people nearby. Louisiana favorites like pecans and strawberries show up here when they're in season. Listing is free and you keep 100% of every local sale.

Farming in East Baton Rouge County by the Numbers

East Baton Rouge County has 435 farms on 52,399 acres (about 120 acres each). Together they sold $12.8 million of farm products in 2022, led by cattle, soybeans and hay & other field crops.

Orchards and vineyards here grow pecans, tangerines and lemons, and local fields produce beets, cantaloupes, asparagus and sweet corn. Beekeepers tend about 2,819 honey bee colonies.

53 farms in East Baton Rouge County already sell straight to the public, about $155,000 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 East Baton Rouge County

East Baton Rouge County farms and homesteads keep 14,160 head of cattle, 7,423 egg-laying hens and 1,217 horses and ponies. Grass-fed beef sold by the quarter or half is a common way ranchers sell direct.

About 733 people run or help run farms in East Baton Rouge County, with an average age of 56. 40% of them are women. 70 are under 35 - the next generation of local growers. 9 farms earn money from agritourism - things like u-pick fields, pumpkin patches, farm stays and corn mazes.

Where East Baton Rouge County stands out: it ranks #2 of 50 LA counties for honey bee colonies and #6 of 56 LA counties for goats.