KARNES COUNTY MARKET

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

🌽 Karnes County has more backyard fruit trees and home gardens than anyone could eat from. Crop Market connects them with neighbors in Falls City, Gillett and Panna Maria. Fruit, vegetables, cottage foods, plants, seeds and farm gear are all welcome. Posting an ad is free and sellers keep every dollar.

Farming in Karnes County by the Numbers

Karnes County has 958 farms on 389,854 acres (about 407 acres each). Together they sold $39.7 million of farm products in 2022, led by cattle, hay & other field crops and corn.

Beekeepers tend about 46 honey bee colonies.

11 farms in Karnes County already sell straight to the public, about $51,000 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 Karnes County

Livestock is part of daily life here: the 2022 farm census found 53,100 head of cattle, 1,806 goats and 967 egg-laying hens in Karnes County. Grass-fed beef sold by the quarter or half is a common way ranchers sell direct.

About 1,617 people run or help run farms in Karnes County, with an average age of 62. 36% of them are women. 91 are under 35 - the next generation of local growers. 13 farms earn money from agritourism - things like u-pick fields, pumpkin patches, farm stays and corn mazes.