LINCOLN COUNTY MARKET

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

🌽 Looking for food grown in Lincoln County? Backyard growers and small farms around Bogue Chitto, Brookhaven and and Ruth list it here. Watch for local sweet potatoes when it comes into season in Mississippi. Listing is free and you keep 100% of every local sale.

Farming in Lincoln County by the Numbers

Lincoln County has 597 farms on 79,786 acres (about 134 acres each). Together they sold $115.8 million of farm products in 2022, led by poultry & eggs, cattle and hay & other field crops.

Orchards and vineyards here grow peaches, pecans and tangerines, and local fields produce potatoes, tomatoes, green beans and sweet corn. Beekeepers tend about 179 honey bee colonies.

30 farms in Lincoln County already sell straight to the public, about $372,000 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 Lincoln County

Out in the pastures and barnyards, Lincoln County counts 54,940 egg-laying hens, 19,236 head of cattle and 666 horses and ponies. Fresh farm eggs are one of the easiest things to buy and sell locally.

About 998 people run or help run farms in Lincoln County, with an average age of 59. 38% of them are women. 87 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 Lincoln County stands out: it ranks #1 of 65 MS counties for selling food straight to the public and #5 of 82 MS counties for number of farms.