MCNAIRY COUNTY MARKET

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

🌽 Buy local in McNairy County: fruit, vegetables, honey, baked goods, plants and livestock from people in Adamsville, Bethel Springs and Milledgeville. Fruit, vegetables, cottage foods, plants, seeds and farm gear are all welcome. Posting an ad is free and sellers keep every dollar.

Farming in McNairy County by the Numbers

McNairy County has 590 farms on 115,586 acres (about 196 acres each). Together they sold $25.3 million of farm products in 2022, led by soybeans, cotton and corn.

Orchards and vineyards here grow peaches, apples and figs, and local fields produce sweet corn, potatoes, bell peppers and watermelons. Beekeepers tend about 385 honey bee colonies.

11 farms in McNairy County already sell straight to the public, about $333,000 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 McNairy County

Out in the pastures and barnyards, McNairy County counts 8,537 head of cattle, 634 horses and ponies and 408 goats. Grass-fed beef sold by the quarter or half is a common way ranchers sell direct.

About 992 people run or help run farms in McNairy County, with an average age of 59. 36% of them are women. 74 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 McNairy County stands out: it ranks #16 of 92 TN counties for honey bee colonies.