KENDALL COUNTY MARKET

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

🌽 Buy local in Kendall County: fruit, vegetables, honey, baked goods, plants and livestock from people in Bergheim, Comfort and and Waring. Fruit, vegetables, cottage foods, plants, seeds and farm gear are all welcome. Posting an ad is free and sellers keep every dollar.

Farming in Kendall County by the Numbers

Kendall County has 1,142 farms on 269,055 acres (about 236 acres each). Together they sold $14.1 million of farm products in 2022, led by cattle, sheep & goats and horses.

Orchards and vineyards here grow pecans, grapes and peaches. Beekeepers tend about 1,245 honey bee colonies.

53 farms in Kendall County already sell straight to the public, about $94,000 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 Kendall County

Out in the pastures and barnyards, Kendall County counts 14,212 goats, 13,015 head of cattle and 8,327 sheep. Goat milk, cheese and soap are popular homestead products.

About 2,100 people run or help run farms in Kendall County, with an average age of 61. 44% of them are women. 133 are under 35 - the next generation of local growers. 47 farms earn money from agritourism - things like u-pick fields, pumpkin patches, farm stays and corn mazes.

Where Kendall County stands out: it ranks #12 of 241 TX counties for goats and #28 of 192 TX counties for honey bee colonies.