TENSAS COUNTY MARKET

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

🌽 Buy local in Tensas County: fruit, vegetables, honey, baked goods, plants and livestock from people in Newellton, Saint Joseph and and Waterproof. Homemade jams, breads and honey are listed right next to fresh produce and seedlings. It's free to post, there's no cut taken, and local farm food carries no sales tax.

Farming in Tensas County by the Numbers

Tensas County has 247 farms on 226,282 acres (about 916 acres each). Together they sold $128.4 million of farm products in 2022, led by corn, soybeans and cotton.

Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, 2022 Census of Agriculture.

Farm Life in Tensas County

Out in the pastures and barnyards, Tensas County counts 322 head of cattle, 132 horses and ponies and 60 egg-laying hens. Grass-fed beef sold by the quarter or half is a common way ranchers sell direct.

About 474 people run or help run farms in Tensas County, with an average age of 59. 36% of them are women. 25 are under 35 - the next generation of local growers. 4 farms earn money from agritourism - things like u-pick fields, pumpkin patches, farm stays and corn mazes.