JACKSON COUNTY MARKET

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

🌽 Buy local in Jackson County: fruit, vegetables, honey, baked goods, plants and livestock from people in Bloomington Spri, Gainesboro and and Whitleyville. Fruit, vegetables, cottage foods, plants, seeds and farm gear are all welcome. Posting an ad is free and sellers keep every dollar.

Farming in Jackson County by the Numbers

Jackson County has 523 farms on 77,471 acres (about 148 acres each). Together they sold $10 million of farm products in 2022, led by cattle, hay & other field crops and corn.

Orchards and vineyards here grow apples, peaches and pears, and local fields produce tomatoes, chile peppers, sweet corn and green beans. Beekeepers tend about 196 honey bee colonies.

10 farms in Jackson County already sell straight to the public, about $8,000 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 Jackson County

Jackson County farms and homesteads keep 11,235 head of cattle, 1,983 egg-laying hens and 1,326 goats. Grass-fed beef sold by the quarter or half is a common way ranchers sell direct.

About 853 people run or help run farms in Jackson County, with an average age of 61. 30% of them are women. 62 are under 35 - the next generation of local growers. 10 farms earn money from agritourism - things like u-pick fields, pumpkin patches, farm stays and corn mazes.

Where Jackson County stands out: it ranks #17 of 92 TN counties for goats.