LAVACA COUNTY MARKET

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

🌽 From Hallettsville to and Yoakum, Lavaca 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. Listing is free and you keep 100% of every local sale.

Farming in Lavaca County by the Numbers

Lavaca County has 2,735 farms on 540,742 acres (about 198 acres each). Together they sold $66.2 million of farm products in 2022, led by cattle, rice and dairy (milk).

Orchards and vineyards here grow pecans, olives and peaches, and local fields produce tomatoes, cantaloupes, turnip greens and lettuce. Beekeepers tend about 330 honey bee colonies.

42 farms in Lavaca County already sell straight to the public, about $700,000 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 Lavaca County

Out in the pastures and barnyards, Lavaca County counts 106,235 head of cattle, 18,783 egg-laying hens and 847 horses and ponies. Grass-fed beef sold by the quarter or half is a common way ranchers sell direct.

About 4,709 people run or help run farms in Lavaca County, with an average age of 62. 39% of them are women. 236 are under 35 - the next generation of local growers. 19 farms earn money from agritourism - things like u-pick fields, pumpkin patches, farm stays and corn mazes.

Where Lavaca County stands out: it ranks #10 of 254 TX counties for number of farms and #22 of 231 TX counties for egg-laying hens.