FRANKLIN COUNTY MARKET

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

🌽 Looking for food grown in Franklin County? Backyard growers and small farms around Bude, Mc Call Creek and and Roxie list it here. Fruit, vegetables, cottage foods, plants, seeds and farm gear are all welcome. It's free to post, there's no cut taken, and local farm food carries no sales tax.

Farming in Franklin County by the Numbers

Franklin County has 216 farms on 55,232 acres (about 256 acres each). Together they sold $2 million of farm products in 2022, led by cattle, soybeans and hay & other field crops.

Beekeepers tend about 14 honey bee colonies.

13 farms in Franklin County already sell straight to the public, about $32,000 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 Franklin County

Out in the pastures and barnyards, Franklin County counts 3,817 head of cattle, 196 egg-laying hens and 187 horses and ponies. Grass-fed beef sold by the quarter or half is a common way ranchers sell direct.

About 388 people run or help run farms in Franklin County, with an average age of 60. 39% of them are women. 8 are under 35 - the next generation of local growers. 16 farms earn money from agritourism - things like u-pick fields, pumpkin patches, farm stays and corn mazes.