HUMPHREYS COUNTY MARKET

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

🌽 Crop Market is a free online farmers market where neighbors in Hurricane Mills, Mc Ewen and and Waverly buy and sell food they grew, baked or raised. Watch for local strawberries when it comes into season in Tennessee. Posting an ad is free and sellers keep every dollar.

Farming in Humphreys County by the Numbers

Humphreys County has 595 farms on 197,896 acres (about 333 acres each). Together they sold $15.5 million of farm products in 2022, led by cattle, corn and fruit & nuts.

Orchards and vineyards here grow apples, peaches and grapes, and local fields produce tomatoes, sweet corn, cucumbers and bell peppers. Beekeepers tend about 138 honey bee colonies.

29 farms in Humphreys County already sell straight to the public, about $100,000 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 Humphreys County

Out in the pastures and barnyards, Humphreys County counts 15,801 head of cattle, 1,985 egg-laying hens and 483 horses and ponies. Grass-fed beef sold by the quarter or half is a common way ranchers sell direct.

About 995 people run or help run farms in Humphreys County, with an average age of 60. 36% of them are women. 62 are under 35 - the next generation of local growers. 7 farms earn money from agritourism - things like u-pick fields, pumpkin patches, farm stays and corn mazes.