ANDREWS COUNTY MARKET

Andrews County, Texas Farmers Market — Buy & Sell Local Crops Near You

🌽 Andrews County has more backyard fruit trees and home gardens than anyone could eat from. Crop Market connects them with neighbors in Andrews and the rest of Andrews County. Fruit, vegetables, cottage foods, plants, seeds and farm gear are all welcome. It's free to post, there's no cut taken, and local farm food carries no sales tax.

Farming in Andrews County by the Numbers

Andrews County has 149 farms on 879,802 acres (about 5,905 acres each). Together they sold $9.7 million of farm products in 2022, led by cattle, cotton and hay & other field crops.

Orchards and vineyards here grow pecans.

4 farms in Andrews County already sell straight to the public, about $3,000 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 Andrews County

Andrews County farms and homesteads keep 11,360 head of cattle, 592 egg-laying hens and 541 goats. Grass-fed beef sold by the quarter or half is a common way ranchers sell direct.

About 241 people run or help run farms in Andrews County, with an average age of 57. 38% of them are women. 23 are under 35 - the next generation of local growers. 2 farms earn money from agritourism - things like u-pick fields, pumpkin patches, farm stays and corn mazes.