WEST FELICIANA COUNTY MARKET

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

🌽 West Feliciana County has more backyard fruit trees and home gardens than anyone could eat from. Crop Market connects them with neighbors in Angola, Bains and and Weyanoke. Fruit, vegetables, cottage foods, plants, seeds and farm gear are all welcome. It's free to post, there's no cut taken, and local farm food carries no sales tax.

Farming in West Feliciana County by the Numbers

West Feliciana County has 95 farms on 36,724 acres (about 387 acres each). Together they sold $5.9 million of farm products in 2022, led by cattle, hay & other field crops and nursery & greenhouse plants.

Local fields produce potatoes, mustard greens, eggplant and green beans. Beekeepers tend about 244 honey bee colonies.

5 farms in West Feliciana County already sell straight to the public, about $18,000 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 West Feliciana County

Out in the pastures and barnyards, West Feliciana County counts 10,505 head of cattle, 807 egg-laying hens and 130 horses and ponies. Grass-fed beef sold by the quarter or half is a common way ranchers sell direct.

About 184 people run or help run farms in West Feliciana County, with an average age of 56. 29% of them are women. 13 are under 35 - the next generation of local growers. 2 farms earn money from agritourism - things like u-pick fields, pumpkin patches, farm stays and corn mazes.