LIVINGSTON COUNTY MARKET

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

🌽 Livingston County has more backyard fruit trees and home gardens than anyone could eat from. Crop Market connects them with neighbors in Albany, French Settlemen and Port Vincent. Fruit, vegetables, cottage foods, plants, seeds and farm gear are all welcome. Posting an ad is free and sellers keep every dollar.

Farming in Livingston County by the Numbers

Livingston County has 402 farms on 24,173 acres (about 60 acres each). Together they sold $19.2 million of farm products in 2022, led by aquaculture, cattle and fruit & nuts.

Orchards and vineyards here grow figs and plums, and local fields produce squash, green peas, cucumbers and tomatoes. Beekeepers tend about 975 honey bee colonies.

52 farms in Livingston County already sell straight to the public, about $266,000 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 Livingston County

Out in the pastures and barnyards, Livingston County counts 4,298 head of cattle, 2,625 egg-laying hens and 554 horses and ponies. Grass-fed beef sold by the quarter or half is a common way ranchers sell direct.

About 717 people run or help run farms in Livingston County, with an average age of 55. 41% of them are women. 78 are under 35 - the next generation of local growers. 12 farms earn money from agritourism - things like u-pick fields, pumpkin patches, farm stays and corn mazes.

Where Livingston County stands out: it ranks #6 of 50 LA counties for honey bee colonies and #10 of 56 LA counties for goats.