MCLENNAN COUNTY MARKET

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

🌽 McLennan County has more backyard fruit trees and home gardens than anyone could eat from. Crop Market connects them with neighbors in Waco, Bellmead and China Spring. Watch for local onions when it comes into season in Texas. Posting an ad is free and sellers keep every dollar.

Farming in McLennan County by the Numbers

McLennan County has 3,140 farms on 552,280 acres (about 176 acres each). Together they sold $210.1 million of farm products in 2022, led by cattle, poultry & eggs and corn.

Orchards and vineyards here grow grapes, peaches and pears, and local fields produce tomatoes, cucumbers, turnip greens and okra. Beekeepers tend about 1,116 honey bee colonies.

119 farms in McLennan County already sell straight to the public, about $5.2 million 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 McLennan County

McLennan County farms and homesteads keep 144,228 egg-laying hens, 86,476 head of cattle and 5,873 goats. Fresh farm eggs are one of the easiest things to buy and sell locally.

About 5,383 people run or help run farms in McLennan County, with an average age of 59. 41% of them are women. 303 are under 35 - the next generation of local growers. 18 farms earn money from agritourism - things like u-pick fields, pumpkin patches, farm stays and corn mazes.

Where McLennan County stands out: it ranks #5 of 254 TX counties for number of farms and #4 of 196 TX counties for selling food straight to the public.