NOLAN COUNTY MARKET

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

🌽 Nolan County has more backyard fruit trees and home gardens than anyone could eat from. Crop Market connects them with neighbors in Blackwell, Maryneal and and Sweetwater. Texas favorites like onions and citrus show up here when they're in season. Posting an ad is free and sellers keep every dollar.

Farming in Nolan County by the Numbers

Nolan County has 443 farms on 403,121 acres (about 910 acres each). Together they sold $23.2 million of farm products in 2022, led by cattle, cotton and hay & other field crops.

Orchards and vineyards here grow pecans. Beekeepers tend about 24 honey bee colonies.

7 farms in Nolan County already sell straight to the public, about $3,000 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 Nolan County

Livestock is part of daily life here: the 2022 farm census found 22,865 head of cattle, 1,675 goats and 623 egg-laying hens in Nolan County. Grass-fed beef sold by the quarter or half is a common way ranchers sell direct.

About 734 people run or help run farms in Nolan County, with an average age of 63. 34% of them are women. 20 are under 35 - the next generation of local growers. 16 farms earn money from agritourism - things like u-pick fields, pumpkin patches, farm stays and corn mazes.