YALOBUSHA COUNTY MARKET

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

🌽 From Coffeeville to and Water Valley, Yalobusha County gardeners, small farms and home cooks post their extra harvest here for people nearby. Mississippi favorites like pecans and blueberries show up here when they're in season. Listing is free and you keep 100% of every local sale.

Farming in Yalobusha County by the Numbers

Yalobusha County has 339 farms on 91,270 acres (about 269 acres each). Together they sold $25.8 million of farm products in 2022, led by cotton, vegetables and cattle.

Orchards and vineyards here grow pears, and local fields produce sweet potatoes, honeydew melons and tomatoes. Beekeepers tend about 12 honey bee colonies.

6 farms in Yalobusha County already sell straight to the public, about $7,000 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 Yalobusha County

Out in the pastures and barnyards, Yalobusha County counts 8,150 head of cattle, 1,657 egg-laying hens and 659 goats. Grass-fed beef sold by the quarter or half is a common way ranchers sell direct.

About 564 people run or help run farms in Yalobusha County, with an average age of 62. 34% of them are women. 26 are under 35 - the next generation of local growers. 3 farms earn money from agritourism - things like u-pick fields, pumpkin patches, farm stays and corn mazes.