TISHOMINGO COUNTY MARKET

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

🌽 Buy local in Tishomingo County: fruit, vegetables, honey, baked goods, plants and livestock from people in Belmont, Burnsville and and Tishomingo. Watch for local sweet potatoes when it comes into season in Mississippi. Posting an ad is free and sellers keep every dollar.

Farming in Tishomingo County by the Numbers

Tishomingo County has 183 farms on 32,282 acres (about 176 acres each). Together they sold $3.5 million of farm products in 2022, led by cotton, hay & other field crops and vegetables.

Local fields produce watermelons, pumpkins, sweet corn and okra. Beekeepers tend about 11 honey bee colonies.

1 farms in Tishomingo 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 Tishomingo County

Livestock is part of daily life here: the 2022 farm census found 2,792 head of cattle, 199 horses and ponies and 54 sheep in Tishomingo County. Grass-fed beef sold by the quarter or half is a common way ranchers sell direct.

About 279 people run or help run farms in Tishomingo County, with an average age of 58. 32% of them are women. 23 are under 35 - the next generation of local growers.