BORDEN COUNTY MARKET

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

🌽 Borden County has more backyard fruit trees and home gardens than anyone could eat from. Crop Market connects them with neighbors in Gail and the rest of Borden County. 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 Borden County by the Numbers

Borden County has 102 farms on 572,829 acres (about 5,616 acres each). Together they sold $27.7 million of farm products in 2022, led by cotton, cattle and wheat.

Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, 2022 Census of Agriculture.

Farm Life in Borden County

Livestock is part of daily life here: the 2022 farm census found 13,175 head of cattle, 315 horses and ponies and 69 hogs in Borden County. Grass-fed beef sold by the quarter or half is a common way ranchers sell direct.

About 206 people run or help run farms in Borden County, with an average age of 65. 39% of them are women. 9 are under 35 - the next generation of local growers. 4 farms earn money from agritourism - things like u-pick fields, pumpkin patches, farm stays and corn mazes.