HARRISON COUNTY MARKET

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

🌽 From Gulfport to and Saucier, Harrison 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 Harrison County by the Numbers

Harrison County has 318 farms on 14,463 acres (about 45 acres each). Together they sold $5.1 million of farm products in 2022, led by cattle, nursery & greenhouse plants and vegetables.

Orchards and vineyards here grow pecans, grapes and tangerines, and local fields produce cantaloupes, watermelons, cucumbers and squash. Beekeepers tend about 68 honey bee colonies.

18 farms in Harrison County already sell straight to the public, about $37,000 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 Harrison County

Livestock is part of daily life here: the 2022 farm census found 4,109 head of cattle, 1,266 egg-laying hens and 677 goats in Harrison County. Grass-fed beef sold by the quarter or half is a common way ranchers sell direct.

About 561 people run or help run farms in Harrison County, with an average age of 57. 40% of them are women. 44 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 Harrison County stands out: it ranks #14 of 73 MS counties for goats.