BOLIVAR COUNTY MARKET

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

🌽 Buy local in Bolivar County: fruit, vegetables, honey, baked goods, plants and livestock from people in Benoit, Beulah and Gunnison. Fruit, vegetables, cottage foods, plants, seeds and farm gear are all welcome. Posting an ad is free and sellers keep every dollar.

Farming in Bolivar County by the Numbers

Bolivar County has 394 farms on 454,619 acres (about 1,154 acres each). Together they sold $347 million of farm products in 2022, led by soybeans, rice and corn.

Orchards and vineyards here grow pecans, and local fields produce sweet potatoes, sweet corn, green beans and collard greens.

8 farms in Bolivar County already sell straight to the public, about $63,000 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 Bolivar County

Livestock is part of daily life here: the 2022 farm census found 2,375 head of cattle and 33 horses and ponies in Bolivar County. Grass-fed beef sold by the quarter or half is a common way ranchers sell direct.

About 611 people run or help run farms in Bolivar County, with an average age of 62. 32 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 Bolivar County stands out: it ranks #3 of 82 MS counties for total farm sales.