COAHOMA COUNTY MARKET

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

🌽 From Alligator to Friars Point, Coahoma County gardeners, small farms and home cooks post their extra harvest here for people nearby. Homemade jams, breads and honey are listed right next to fresh produce and seedlings. It's free to post, there's no cut taken, and local farm food carries no sales tax.

Farming in Coahoma County by the Numbers

Coahoma County has 210 farms on 281,591 acres (about 1,341 acres each). Together they sold $207 million of farm products in 2022, led by soybeans, cotton and corn.

Orchards and vineyards here grow pecans, and local fields produce turnips, collard greens, okra and mustard greens.

3 farms in Coahoma County already sell straight to the public, about $12,000 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 Coahoma County

Out in the pastures and barnyards, Coahoma County counts 626 head of cattle, 35 horses and ponies and 20 egg-laying hens. Grass-fed beef sold by the quarter or half is a common way ranchers sell direct.

About 362 people run or help run farms in Coahoma County, with an average age of 59. 24% of them are women. 37 are under 35 - the next generation of local growers.

Where Coahoma County stands out: it ranks #14 of 82 MS counties for total farm sales.