TROUSDALE COUNTY MARKET

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

🌽 Looking for food grown in Trousdale County? Backyard growers and small farms around Hartsville and the rest of Trousdale County 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 Trousdale County by the Numbers

Trousdale County has 293 farms on 39,419 acres (about 135 acres each). Together they sold $6.6 million of farm products in 2022, led by cattle, soybeans and hay & other field crops.

Local fields produce potatoes. Beekeepers tend about 37 honey bee colonies.

17 farms in Trousdale County already sell straight to the public, about $253,000 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 Trousdale County

Trousdale County farms and homesteads keep 8,863 head of cattle, 1,433 egg-laying hens and 520 goats. Grass-fed beef sold by the quarter or half is a common way ranchers sell direct.

About 497 people run or help run farms in Trousdale County, with an average age of 57. 34% of them are women. 52 are under 35 - the next generation of local growers.