WEBSTER COUNTY MARKET

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

🌽 Buy local in Webster County: fruit, vegetables, honey, baked goods, plants and livestock from people in Cotton Valley, Cullen and Minden. Watch for local strawberries when it comes into season in Louisiana. Listing is free and you keep 100% of every local sale.

Farming in Webster County by the Numbers

Webster County has 346 farms on 30,801 acres (about 89 acres each). Together they sold $12.9 million of farm products in 2022, led by poultry & eggs, hay & other field crops and vegetables.

Orchards and vineyards here grow pecans, peaches and persimmons, and local fields produce tomatoes and green beans. Beekeepers tend about 199 honey bee colonies.

16 farms in Webster County already sell straight to the public, about $13,000 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 Webster County

Out in the pastures and barnyards, Webster County counts 91,236 egg-laying hens, 5,400 head of cattle and 934 horses and ponies. Fresh farm eggs are one of the easiest things to buy and sell locally.

About 563 people run or help run farms in Webster County, with an average age of 62. 37% of them are women. 39 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 Webster County stands out: it ranks #5 of 55 LA counties for egg-laying hens.