CALDWELL COUNTY MARKET

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

🌽 From Dale to Maxwell, Caldwell County gardeners, small farms and home cooks post their extra harvest here for people nearby. Watch for local onions when it comes into season in Texas. Posting an ad is free and sellers keep every dollar.

Farming in Caldwell County by the Numbers

Caldwell County has 1,329 farms on 244,313 acres (about 184 acres each). Together they sold $62.7 million of farm products in 2022, led by cattle, corn and hay & other field crops.

Orchards and vineyards here grow grapes, peaches and plums, and local fields produce watermelons, potatoes, squash and tomatoes. Beekeepers tend about 689 honey bee colonies.

50 farms in Caldwell County already sell straight to the public, about $866,000 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 Caldwell County

Out in the pastures and barnyards, Caldwell County counts 35,822 head of cattle, 3,017 goats and 1,802 sheep. Grass-fed beef sold by the quarter or half is a common way ranchers sell direct.

About 2,322 people run or help run farms in Caldwell County, with an average age of 61. 39% of them are women. 152 are under 35 - the next generation of local growers. 27 farms earn money from agritourism - things like u-pick fields, pumpkin patches, farm stays and corn mazes.

Where Caldwell County stands out: it ranks #26 of 196 TX counties for selling food straight to the public.