EAST FELICIANA COUNTY MARKET

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

🌽 From Clinton to and Wilson, East Feliciana County gardeners, small farms and home cooks post their extra harvest here for people nearby. Watch for local pecans when it comes into season in Louisiana. Listing is free and you keep 100% of every local sale.

Farming in East Feliciana County by the Numbers

East Feliciana County has 444 farms on 142,040 acres (about 320 acres each). Together they sold $17.6 million of farm products in 2022, led by cattle, soybeans and hay & other field crops.

Orchards and vineyards here grow oranges and pears, and local fields produce bell peppers and green peas. Beekeepers tend about 180 honey bee colonies.

23 farms in East Feliciana County already sell straight to the public, about $262,000 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 Feliciana County

Livestock is part of daily life here: the 2022 farm census found 29,173 head of cattle, 1,564 egg-laying hens and 680 sheep in East Feliciana County. Grass-fed beef sold by the quarter or half is a common way ranchers sell direct.

About 747 people run or help run farms in East Feliciana County, with an average age of 62. 38% of them are women. 15 are under 35 - the next generation of local growers. 8 farms earn money from agritourism - things like u-pick fields, pumpkin patches, farm stays and corn mazes.