MILAM COUNTY MARKET

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

🌽 Milam County has more backyard fruit trees and home gardens than anyone could eat from. Crop Market connects them with neighbors in Buckholts, Burlington and Milano. Fruit, vegetables, cottage foods, plants, seeds and farm gear are all welcome. Posting an ad is free and sellers keep every dollar.

Farming in Milam County by the Numbers

Milam County has 2,048 farms on 492,739 acres (about 241 acres each). Together they sold $156.4 million of farm products in 2022, led by poultry & eggs, cattle and corn.

Orchards and vineyards here grow pecans, grapes and figs, and local fields produce tomatoes and watermelons. Beekeepers tend about 993 honey bee colonies.

58 farms in Milam County already sell straight to the public, about $1.2 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 Milam County

Milam County farms and homesteads keep 173,622 egg-laying hens, 99,601 head of cattle and 3,644 goats. Fresh farm eggs are one of the easiest things to buy and sell locally.

About 3,587 people run or help run farms in Milam County, with an average age of 61. 39% of them are women. 190 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 Milam County stands out: it ranks #9 of 231 TX counties for egg-laying hens and #16 of 196 TX counties for selling food straight to the public.