SCOTT COUNTY MARKET

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

🌽 Looking for food grown in Scott County? Backyard growers and small farms around Forest, Lake and and Sebastopol list it here. Mississippi favorites like sweet potatoes and pecans show up here when they're in season. Posting an ad is free and sellers keep every dollar.

Farming in Scott County by the Numbers

Scott County has 587 farms on 115,648 acres (about 197 acres each). Together they sold $340.1 million of farm products in 2022, led by poultry & eggs, cattle and soybeans.

Local fields produce tomatoes and okra. Beekeepers tend about 71 honey bee colonies.

7 farms in Scott County already sell straight to the public, about $106,000 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 Scott County

Out in the pastures and barnyards, Scott County counts 177,855 egg-laying hens, 27,536 head of cattle and 658 horses and ponies. Fresh farm eggs are one of the easiest things to buy and sell locally.

About 969 people run or help run farms in Scott County, with an average age of 58. 35% of them are women. 70 are under 35 - the next generation of local growers.

Where Scott County stands out: it ranks #4 of 82 MS counties for total farm sales and #6 of 82 MS counties for number of farms.