MORRIS COUNTY MARKET

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

🌽 From Cason to and Omaha, Morris County gardeners, small farms and home cooks post their extra harvest here for people nearby. Watch for local onions when it comes into season in Texas. It's free to post, there's no cut taken, and local farm food carries no sales tax.

Farming in Morris County by the Numbers

Morris County has 335 farms on 45,116 acres (about 135 acres each). Together they sold $55.4 million of farm products in 2022, led by poultry & eggs, cattle and hay & other field crops.

Orchards and vineyards here grow apples, and local fields produce tomatoes and watermelons. Beekeepers tend about 314 honey bee colonies.

6 farms in Morris County already sell straight to the public, about $22,000 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 Morris County

Out in the pastures and barnyards, Morris County counts 8,984 head of cattle, 1,073 egg-laying hens and 516 hogs. Grass-fed beef sold by the quarter or half is a common way ranchers sell direct.

About 529 people run or help run farms in Morris County, with an average age of 60. 36% of them are women. 30 are under 35 - the next generation of local growers. 5 farms earn money from agritourism - things like u-pick fields, pumpkin patches, farm stays and corn mazes.