ADAMS COUNTY MARKET

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

🌽 Adams County has more backyard fruit trees and home gardens than anyone could eat from. Crop Market connects them with neighbors in Natchez and the rest of Adams County. Fruit, vegetables, cottage foods, plants, seeds and farm gear are all welcome. Posting an ad is free and sellers keep every dollar.

Farming in Adams County by the Numbers

Adams County has 180 farms on 58,846 acres (about 327 acres each). Together they sold $7.4 million of farm products in 2022, led by soybeans, cattle and corn.

Orchards and vineyards here grow pecans.

2 farms in Adams 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 Adams County

Livestock is part of daily life here: the 2022 farm census found 2,495 head of cattle, 493 goats and 480 horses and ponies in Adams County. Grass-fed beef sold by the quarter or half is a common way ranchers sell direct.

About 301 people run or help run farms in Adams County, with an average age of 61. 26% of them are women. 12 are under 35 - the next generation of local growers. 12 farms earn money from agritourism - things like u-pick fields, pumpkin patches, farm stays and corn mazes.