LAMB COUNTY MARKET

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

🌽 From Amherst to Spade, Lamb 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. Posting an ad is free and sellers keep every dollar.

Farming in Lamb County by the Numbers

Lamb County has 879 farms on 511,619 acres (about 582 acres each). Together they sold $565.3 million of farm products in 2022, led by cattle, dairy (milk) and cotton.

Local fields produce potatoes, watermelons and squash.

9 farms in Lamb County already sell straight to the public, about $9,000 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 Lamb County

Out in the pastures and barnyards, Lamb County counts 156,623 head of cattle, 790 egg-laying hens and 411 horses and ponies. Grass-fed beef sold by the quarter or half is a common way ranchers sell direct.

About 1,626 people run or help run farms in Lamb County, with an average age of 62. 34% of them are women. 132 are under 35 - the next generation of local growers. 2 farms earn money from agritourism - things like u-pick fields, pumpkin patches, farm stays and corn mazes.

Where Lamb County stands out: it ranks #14 of 252 TX counties for total farm sales.