WINN COUNTY MARKET

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

🌽 Looking for food grown in Winn County? Backyard growers and small farms around Atlanta, Calvin and and Winnfield list it here. 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 Winn County by the Numbers

Winn County has 143 farms on 25,023 acres (about 175 acres each). Together they sold $31.3 million of farm products in 2022, led by poultry & eggs, cattle and nursery & greenhouse plants.

Orchards and vineyards here grow figs, and local fields produce watermelons.

4 farms in Winn County already sell straight to the public, about $2,000 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 Winn County

Out in the pastures and barnyards, Winn County counts 382,392 egg-laying hens, 4,349 head of cattle and 209 horses and ponies. Fresh farm eggs are one of the easiest things to buy and sell locally.

About 211 people run or help run farms in Winn County, with an average age of 60. 32% of them are women. 6 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.

Where Winn County stands out: it ranks #2 of 55 LA counties for egg-laying hens.