COLLINGSWORTH COUNTY MARKET

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

🌽 Looking for food grown in Collingsworth County? Backyard growers and small farms around Dodson, Quail and and Wellington list it here. Texas favorites like peaches and onions show up here when they're in season. Posting an ad is free and sellers keep every dollar.

Farming in Collingsworth County by the Numbers

Collingsworth County has 285 farms on 537,442 acres (about 1,886 acres each). Together they sold $30.7 million of farm products in 2022, led by cotton, cattle and hay & other field crops.

Beekeepers tend about 205 honey bee colonies.

6 farms in Collingsworth County already sell straight to the public, about $4,000 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 Collingsworth County

Out in the pastures and barnyards, Collingsworth County counts 19,168 head of cattle, 514 sheep and 284 egg-laying hens. Grass-fed beef sold by the quarter or half is a common way ranchers sell direct.

About 528 people run or help run farms in Collingsworth County, with an average age of 60. 38% of them are women. 54 are under 35 - the next generation of local growers. 10 farms earn money from agritourism - things like u-pick fields, pumpkin patches, farm stays and corn mazes.