LOWNDES COUNTY MARKET

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

🌽 Lowndes County has more backyard fruit trees and home gardens than anyone could eat from. Crop Market connects them with neighbors in Columbus, Artesia and and Steens. 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 Lowndes County by the Numbers

Lowndes County has 333 farms on 105,787 acres (about 318 acres each). Together they sold $55.2 million of farm products in 2022, led by poultry & eggs, cotton and corn.

Local fields produce watermelons, sweet corn, tomatoes and bell peppers. Beekeepers tend about 168 honey bee colonies.

19 farms in Lowndes County already sell straight to the public, about $32,000 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 Lowndes County

Lowndes County farms and homesteads keep 8,792 head of cattle, 598 horses and ponies and 593 egg-laying hens. Grass-fed beef sold by the quarter or half is a common way ranchers sell direct.

About 568 people run or help run farms in Lowndes County, with an average age of 61. 34% of them are women. 28 are under 35 - the next generation of local growers. 6 farms earn money from agritourism - things like u-pick fields, pumpkin patches, farm stays and corn mazes.