LAWRENCE COUNTY MARKET

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

🌽 Looking for food grown in Lawrence County? Backyard growers and small farms around Ethridge, Five Points and Saint Joseph list it here. Watch for local strawberries when it comes into season in Tennessee. Posting an ad is free and sellers keep every dollar.

Farming in Lawrence County by the Numbers

Lawrence County has 1,227 farms on 238,241 acres (about 194 acres each). Together they sold $101.1 million of farm products in 2022, led by poultry & eggs, corn and soybeans.

Orchards and vineyards here grow apples, peaches and grapes, and local fields produce potatoes, sweet corn, okra and pumpkins. Beekeepers tend about 208 honey bee colonies.

38 farms in Lawrence County already sell straight to the public, about $129,000 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 Lawrence County

Livestock is part of daily life here: the 2022 farm census found 438,897 egg-laying hens, 42,232 head of cattle and 1,611 horses and ponies in Lawrence County. Fresh farm eggs are one of the easiest things to buy and sell locally.

About 2,189 people run or help run farms in Lawrence County, with an average age of 58. 35% of them are women. 194 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 Lawrence County stands out: it ranks #2 of 85 TN counties for egg-laying hens and #10 of 92 TN counties for goats.