ORANGE COUNTY MARKET

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

🌽 Orange County has more backyard fruit trees and home gardens than anyone could eat from. Crop Market connects them with neighbors in Bridge City, Orange and and West Orange. Watch for local pecans when it comes into season in Texas. Posting an ad is free and sellers keep every dollar.

Farming in Orange County by the Numbers

Orange County has 513 farms on 49,401 acres (about 96 acres each). Together they sold $4.3 million of farm products in 2022, led by cattle, hay & other field crops and fruit & nuts.

Orchards and vineyards here grow grapes, pears and persimmons, and local fields produce sweet corn, watermelons, green beans and potatoes. Beekeepers tend about 759 honey bee colonies.

38 farms in Orange County already sell straight to the public, about $831,000 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 Orange County

Out in the pastures and barnyards, Orange County counts 7,563 head of cattle, 4,423 egg-laying hens and 827 goats. Grass-fed beef sold by the quarter or half is a common way ranchers sell direct.

About 833 people run or help run farms in Orange County, with an average age of 58. 42% of them are women. 64 are under 35 - the next generation of local growers.

Where Orange County stands out: it ranks #28 of 196 TX counties for selling food straight to the public and #39 of 192 TX counties for honey bee colonies.