JASPER COUNTY MARKET

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

🌽 Crop Market is a free online farmers market where neighbors in Bay Springs, Heidelberg and Rose Hill buy and sell food they grew, baked or raised. Fruit, vegetables, cottage foods, plants, seeds and farm gear are all welcome. Listing is free and you keep 100% of every local sale.

Farming in Jasper County by the Numbers

Jasper County has 353 farms on 60,775 acres (about 172 acres each). Together they sold $216.8 million of farm products in 2022, led by poultry & eggs, cattle and hay & other field crops.

Orchards and vineyards here grow pecans and grapes.

Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, 2022 Census of Agriculture.

Farm Life in Jasper County

Out in the pastures and barnyards, Jasper County counts 100,301 egg-laying hens, 11,132 head of cattle and 429 horses and ponies. Fresh farm eggs are one of the easiest things to buy and sell locally.

About 580 people run or help run farms in Jasper County, with an average age of 59. 36% of them are women. 46 are under 35 - the next generation of local growers. 4 farms earn money from agritourism - things like u-pick fields, pumpkin patches, farm stays and corn mazes.

Where Jasper County stands out: it ranks #13 of 82 MS counties for total farm sales and #14 of 70 MS counties for egg-laying hens.