FRIO COUNTY MARKET

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

🌽 From Bigfoot to and Pearsall, Frio County gardeners, small farms and home cooks post their extra harvest here for people nearby. Homemade jams, breads and honey are listed right next to fresh produce and seedlings. It's free to post, there's no cut taken, and local farm food carries no sales tax.

Farming in Frio County by the Numbers

Frio County has 592 farms on 566,717 acres (about 957 acres each). Together they sold $167.8 million of farm products in 2022, led by cattle, hay & other field crops and vegetables.

Orchards and vineyards here grow pecans, peaches and figs, and local fields produce green beans, squash, lettuce and onions. Beekeepers tend about 3,296 honey bee colonies.

16 farms in Frio County already sell straight to the public, about $218,000 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 Frio County

Frio County farms and homesteads keep 52,999 head of cattle, 1,241 egg-laying hens and 875 goats. Grass-fed beef sold by the quarter or half is a common way ranchers sell direct.

About 1,010 people run or help run farms in Frio County, with an average age of 62. 34% of them are women. 36 are under 35 - the next generation of local growers. 57 farms earn money from agritourism - things like u-pick fields, pumpkin patches, farm stays and corn mazes.

Where Frio County stands out: it ranks #13 of 192 TX counties for honey bee colonies and #37 of 252 TX counties for total farm sales.