JEFF DAVIS COUNTY MARKET

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

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

Farming in Jeff Davis County by the Numbers

Jeff Davis County has 107 farms on 1,420,886 acres (about 13,279 acres each). Together they sold $28.6 million of farm products in 2022, led by sheep & goats, hay & other field crops and fruit & nuts.

Orchards and vineyards here grow pecans and apples. Beekeepers tend about 1,992 honey bee colonies.

4 farms in Jeff Davis County already sell straight to the public, about $5,000 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 Jeff Davis County

Out in the pastures and barnyards, Jeff Davis County counts 31,511 head of cattle, 612 sheep and 449 horses and ponies. Grass-fed beef sold by the quarter or half is a common way ranchers sell direct.

About 192 people run or help run farms in Jeff Davis County, with an average age of 65. 40% of them are women. 10 are under 35 - the next generation of local growers. 9 farms earn money from agritourism - things like u-pick fields, pumpkin patches, farm stays and corn mazes.

Where Jeff Davis County stands out: it ranks #15 of 192 TX counties for honey bee colonies.