WAYNE COUNTY MARKET

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

🌽 From Buckatunna, Wayne 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. Posting an ad is free and sellers keep every dollar.

Farming in Wayne County by the Numbers

Wayne County has 461 farms on 84,815 acres (about 184 acres each). Together they sold $316.6 million of farm products in 2022, led by poultry & eggs, cattle and hay & other field crops.

Orchards and vineyards here grow apples, grapes and peaches, and local fields produce sweet corn, watermelons, tomatoes and potatoes. Beekeepers tend about 25 honey bee colonies.

5 farms in Wayne County already sell straight to the public, about $3,000 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 Wayne County

Wayne County farms and homesteads keep 261,748 egg-laying hens, 11,453 head of cattle and 502 goats. Fresh farm eggs are one of the easiest things to buy and sell locally.

About 798 people run or help run farms in Wayne County, with an average age of 57. 37% of them are women. 40 are under 35 - the next generation of local growers.

Where Wayne County stands out: it ranks #2 of 70 MS counties for egg-laying hens and #7 of 82 MS counties for total farm sales.