WASHINGTON COUNTY MARKET

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

🌽 This is the Washington County page of Crop Market, a free online farmers market in Mississippi for Greenville, Arcola and Metcalfe. Watch for local pecans when it comes into season in Mississippi. Listing is free and you keep 100% of every local sale.

Farming in Washington County by the Numbers

Washington County has 287 farms on 422,919 acres (about 1,474 acres each). Together they sold $323.8 million of farm products in 2022, led by soybeans, corn and rice.

Beekeepers tend about 15 honey bee colonies.

15 farms in Washington County already sell straight to the public, about $24,000 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 Washington County

Washington County farms and homesteads keep 731 head of cattle, 352 egg-laying hens and 100 sheep. Grass-fed beef sold by the quarter or half is a common way ranchers sell direct.

About 548 people run or help run farms in Washington County, with an average age of 57. 26% of them are women. 66 are under 35 - the next generation of local growers. 6 farms earn money from agritourism - things like u-pick fields, pumpkin patches, farm stays and corn mazes.

Where Washington County stands out: it ranks #5 of 82 MS counties for total farm sales.