PERRY COUNTY MARKET

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

🌽 From Beaumont to and Richton, Perry County gardeners, small farms and home cooks post their extra harvest here for people nearby. Homemade jams, breads and honey are listed right next to fresh produce and seedlings. It's free to post, there's no cut taken, and local farm food carries no sales tax.

Farming in Perry County by the Numbers

Perry County has 278 farms on 44,071 acres (about 159 acres each). Together they sold $18 million of farm products in 2022, led by poultry & eggs, cattle and hay & other field crops.

Orchards and vineyards here grow grapes and pears, and local fields produce cucumbers, sweet corn, tomatoes and squash.

14 farms in Perry 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 Perry County

Perry County farms and homesteads keep 29,681 egg-laying hens, 6,014 head of cattle and 584 goats. Fresh farm eggs are one of the easiest things to buy and sell locally.

About 463 people run or help run farms in Perry County, with an average age of 57. 37% of them are women. 56 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.