ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST COUNTY MARKET

St. John the Baptist County, Louisiana Farmers Market — Buy & Sell Local Crops Near You

🌽 Crop Market is a free online farmers market where neighbors in Edgard, Garyville and and Reserve buy and sell food they grew, baked or raised. Fruit, vegetables, cottage foods, plants, seeds and farm gear are all welcome. Listing is free and you keep 100% of every local sale.

Farming in St. John the Baptist County by the Numbers

St. John the Baptist County has 20 farms on 18,887 acres (about 944 acres each). Together they sold $30.4 million of farm products in 2022, led by hay & other field crops.

Orchards and vineyards here grow pecans.

1 farms in St. John the Baptist 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 St. John the Baptist County

St. John the Baptist County farms and homesteads keep 28 head of cattle. Grass-fed beef sold by the quarter or half is a common way ranchers sell direct.

About 49 people run or help run farms in St. John the Baptist County, with an average age of 69.