MISSISSIPPI COUNTY MARKET

Mississippi County, Missouri Farmers Market — Buy & Sell Local Crops Near You

🌽 Looking for food grown in Mississippi County? Backyard growers and small farms around Anniston, Bertrand and and Wyatt list it here. 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 Mississippi County by the Numbers

Mississippi County has 175 farms on 260,982 acres (about 1,491 acres each). Together they sold $210 million of farm products in 2022, led by soybeans, corn and wheat.

Orchards and vineyards here grow pecans.

2 farms in Mississippi County already sell straight to the public. 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 Mississippi County

About 300 people run or help run farms in Mississippi County, with an average age of 59. 25% of them are women. 31 are under 35 - the next generation of local growers. 1 farm earns money from agritourism - things like u-pick fields, pumpkin patches, farm stays and corn mazes.

Where Mississippi County stands out: it ranks #19 of 114 MO counties for total farm sales.