LUNA COUNTY MARKET

Luna County, New Mexico Farmers Market — Buy & Sell Local Crops Near You

🌽 Looking for food grown in Luna County? Backyard growers and small farms around Columbus, and Deming list it here. 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 Luna County by the Numbers

Luna County has 213 farms on 714,436 acres (about 3,354 acres each). Together they sold $168.6 million of farm products in 2022, led by vegetables, dairy (milk) and cattle.

Orchards and vineyards here grow pecans and pistachios, and local fields produce onions, chile peppers and watermelons.

8 farms in Luna County already sell straight to the public, about $283,000 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 Luna County

Out in the pastures and barnyards, Luna County counts 37,589 head of cattle, 583 egg-laying hens and 364 horses and ponies. Grass-fed beef sold by the quarter or half is a common way ranchers sell direct.

About 407 people run or help run farms in Luna County, with an average age of 57. 39% of them are women. 45 are under 35 - the next generation of local growers.

Where Luna County stands out: it ranks #6 of 31 NM counties for total farm sales.