SIMPSON COUNTY MARKET

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

🌽 Looking for food grown in Simpson County? Backyard growers and small farms around Braxton, D Lo and Pinola list it here. Fruit, vegetables, cottage foods, plants, seeds and farm gear are all welcome. It's free to post, there's no cut taken, and local farm food carries no sales tax.

Farming in Simpson County by the Numbers

Simpson County has 437 farms on 97,311 acres (about 223 acres each). Together they sold $296 million of farm products in 2022, led by poultry & eggs, cattle and hay & other field crops.

Orchards and vineyards here grow apples, figs and grapes, and local fields produce watermelons, tomatoes, cucumbers and chile peppers. Beekeepers tend about 26 honey bee colonies.

3 farms in Simpson County already sell straight to the public. 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 Simpson County

Livestock is part of daily life here: the 2022 farm census found 216,968 egg-laying hens, 25,046 head of cattle and 658 goats in Simpson County. Fresh farm eggs are one of the easiest things to buy and sell locally.

About 715 people run or help run farms in Simpson County, with an average age of 61. 37% of them are women. 25 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 Simpson County stands out: it ranks #5 of 70 MS counties for egg-laying hens and #9 of 82 MS counties for total farm sales.