GEORGE COUNTY MARKET

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

🌽 Crop Market is a free online farmers market where neighbors in Agricola and the rest of George County buy and sell food they grew, baked or raised. Mississippi favorites like sweet potatoes and pecans show up here when they're in season. Posting an ad is free and sellers keep every dollar.

Farming in George County by the Numbers

George County has 472 farms on 66,898 acres (about 142 acres each). Together they sold $18.9 million of farm products in 2022, led by nursery & greenhouse plants, hay & other field crops and cattle.

Orchards and vineyards here grow pecans and grapes, and local fields produce sweet potatoes, watermelons, sweet corn and pumpkins. Beekeepers tend about 199 honey bee colonies.

22 farms in George County already sell straight to the public, about $62,000 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 George County

Out in the pastures and barnyards, George County counts 9,469 head of cattle, 2,188 egg-laying hens and 907 goats. Grass-fed beef sold by the quarter or half is a common way ranchers sell direct.

About 812 people run or help run farms in George County, with an average age of 59. 35% of them are women. 48 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 George County stands out: it ranks #5 of 73 MS counties for goats.