KEMPER COUNTY MARKET

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

🌽 From De Kalb to and Scooba, Kemper County gardeners, small farms and home cooks post their extra harvest here for people nearby. Mississippi favorites like pecans and blueberries show up here when they're in season. Posting an ad is free and sellers keep every dollar.

Farming in Kemper County by the Numbers

Kemper County has 376 farms on 137,623 acres (about 366 acres each). Together they sold $35.1 million of farm products in 2022, led by poultry & eggs, hay & other field crops and vegetables.

Local fields produce watermelons, okra, squash and sweet corn. Beekeepers tend about 10 honey bee colonies.

2 farms in Kemper County already sell straight to the public. 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 Kemper County

Out in the pastures and barnyards, Kemper County counts 11,378 head of cattle, 376 sheep and 345 horses and ponies. Grass-fed beef sold by the quarter or half is a common way ranchers sell direct.

About 608 people run or help run farms in Kemper County, with an average age of 61. 32% of them are women. 79 are under 35 - the next generation of local growers. 12 farms earn money from agritourism - things like u-pick fields, pumpkin patches, farm stays and corn mazes.