UNION COUNTY MARKET

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

🌽 Union County has more backyard fruit trees and home gardens than anyone could eat from. Crop Market connects them with neighbors in Bernice, Downsville and and Spearsville. 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 Union County by the Numbers

Union County has 414 farms on 81,494 acres (about 197 acres each). Together they sold $199.4 million of farm products in 2022, led by poultry & eggs, cattle and hay & other field crops.

Orchards and vineyards here grow pears, and local fields produce watermelons and okra. Beekeepers tend about 95 honey bee colonies.

17 farms in Union County already sell straight to the public, about $39,000 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 Union County

Out in the pastures and barnyards, Union County counts 21,205 head of cattle, 474 horses and ponies and 473 goats. Grass-fed beef sold by the quarter or half is a common way ranchers sell direct.

About 766 people run or help run farms in Union County, with an average age of 55. 37% of them are women. 75 are under 35 - the next generation of local growers. 7 farms earn money from agritourism - things like u-pick fields, pumpkin patches, farm stays and corn mazes.

Where Union County stands out: it ranks #3 of 64 LA counties for total farm sales.