MARION COUNTY MARKET

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

🌽 From Avinger to and Smithland, Marion 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 Marion County by the Numbers

Marion County has 244 farms on 56,568 acres (about 232 acres each). Together they sold $7.2 million of farm products in 2022, led by hay & other field crops, cattle and fruit & nuts.

Orchards and vineyards here grow pears, apples and lemons. Beekeepers tend about 65 honey bee colonies.

6 farms in Marion County already sell straight to the public, about $14,000 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 Marion County

Marion County farms and homesteads keep 4,299 head of cattle, 1,620 egg-laying hens and 844 goats. Grass-fed beef sold by the quarter or half is a common way ranchers sell direct.

About 389 people run or help run farms in Marion County, with an average age of 62. 34% of them are women. 12 are under 35 - the next generation of local growers. 3 farms earn money from agritourism - things like u-pick fields, pumpkin patches, farm stays and corn mazes.