MONTGOMERY COUNTY MARKET

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

🌽 Buy local in Montgomery County: fruit, vegetables, honey, baked goods, plants and livestock from people in Duck Hill, Kilmichael and and Winona. Fruit, vegetables, cottage foods, plants, seeds and farm gear are all welcome. Posting an ad is free and sellers keep every dollar.

Farming in Montgomery County by the Numbers

Montgomery County has 290 farms on 105,955 acres (about 365 acres each). Together they sold $21.1 million of farm products in 2022, led by cotton, corn and vegetables.

Local fields produce sweet corn, okra, garlic and green beans. Beekeepers tend about 31 honey bee colonies.

14 farms in Montgomery County already sell straight to the public, about $18,000 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 Montgomery County

Livestock is part of daily life here: the 2022 farm census found 4,571 head of cattle, 660 egg-laying hens and 187 sheep in Montgomery County. Grass-fed beef sold by the quarter or half is a common way ranchers sell direct.

About 483 people run or help run farms in Montgomery County, with an average age of 61. 32% of them are women. 24 are under 35 - the next generation of local growers. 1 farm earns money from agritourism - things like u-pick fields, pumpkin patches, farm stays and corn mazes.