CROCKETT COUNTY MARKET

Crockett County, Tennessee Farmers Market — Buy & Sell Local Crops Near You

🌽 Looking for food grown in Crockett County? Backyard growers and small farms around Alamo, Bells and and Maury City 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 Crockett County by the Numbers

Crockett County has 336 farms on 149,840 acres (about 446 acres each). Together they sold $95.2 million of farm products in 2022, led by soybeans, cotton and corn.

Local fields produce sweet corn, green beans, okra and tomatoes. Beekeepers tend about 42 honey bee colonies.

8 farms in Crockett County already sell straight to the public, about $17,000 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 Crockett County

Crockett County farms and homesteads keep 5,921 head of cattle, 299 egg-laying hens and 298 horses and ponies. Grass-fed beef sold by the quarter or half is a common way ranchers sell direct.

About 543 people run or help run farms in Crockett County, with an average age of 60. 32% of them are women. 40 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.

Where Crockett County stands out: it ranks #18 of 95 TN counties for total farm sales.