JONES COUNTY MARKET

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

🌽 Looking for food grown in Jones County? Backyard growers and small farms around Eastabuchie, Ellisville and Sandersville list it here. Homemade jams, breads and honey are listed right next to fresh produce and seedlings. Posting an ad is free and sellers keep every dollar.

Farming in Jones County by the Numbers

Jones County has 779 farms on 97,409 acres (about 125 acres each). Together they sold $316.9 million of farm products in 2022, led by poultry & eggs, cattle and hay & other field crops.

Orchards and vineyards here grow pecans, peaches and grapes, and local fields produce squash, cucumbers, okra and green beans. Beekeepers tend about 2,429 honey bee colonies.

13 farms in Jones County already sell straight to the public, about $31,000 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 Jones County

Out in the pastures and barnyards, Jones County counts 53,550 egg-laying hens, 21,774 head of cattle and 714 goats. Fresh farm eggs are one of the easiest things to buy and sell locally.

About 1,290 people run or help run farms in Jones County, with an average age of 59. 36% of them are women. 102 are under 35 - the next generation of local growers. 5 farms earn money from agritourism - things like u-pick fields, pumpkin patches, farm stays and corn mazes.

Where Jones County stands out: it ranks #2 of 82 MS counties for number of farms and #3 of 64 MS counties for honey bee colonies.