JEFFERSON COUNTY MARKET

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

🌽 Crop Market is a free online farmers market where neighbors in Metairie, Kenner and Gretna buy and sell food they grew, baked or raised. Louisiana favorites like strawberries and sweet potatoes show up here when they're in season. It's free to post, there's no cut taken, and local farm food carries no sales tax.

Farming in Jefferson County by the Numbers

Jefferson County has 20 farms on 25,047 acres (about 1,252 acres each). Together they sold $617,000 of farm products in 2022, led by hay & other field crops and cattle.

1 farms in Jefferson County already sell straight to the public. 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 Jefferson County

Out in the pastures and barnyards, Jefferson County counts 111 head of cattle. Grass-fed beef sold by the quarter or half is a common way ranchers sell direct.

About 31 people run or help run farms in Jefferson County, with an average age of 68. 32% of them are women.