CALHOUN COUNTY MARKET

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

🌽 From Banner to and Vardaman, Calhoun County gardeners, small farms and home cooks post their extra harvest here for people nearby. Fruit, vegetables, cottage foods, plants, seeds and farm gear are all welcome. Posting an ad is free and sellers keep every dollar.

Farming in Calhoun County by the Numbers

Calhoun County has 531 farms on 180,673 acres (about 340 acres each). Together they sold $97.2 million of farm products in 2022, led by vegetables, soybeans and corn.

Orchards and vineyards here grow pears, and local fields produce sweet potatoes, potatoes, okra and bell peppers. Beekeepers tend about 7 honey bee colonies.

4 farms in Calhoun County already sell straight to the public, about $26,000 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 Calhoun County

Livestock is part of daily life here: the 2022 farm census found 9,916 head of cattle, 488 egg-laying hens and 342 goats in Calhoun County. Grass-fed beef sold by the quarter or half is a common way ranchers sell direct.

About 827 people run or help run farms in Calhoun County, with an average age of 61. 31% of them are women. 54 are under 35 - the next generation of local growers.

Where Calhoun County stands out: it ranks #9 of 82 MS counties for number of farms.