PARKER COUNTY MARKET

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

🌽 Buy local in Parker County: fruit, vegetables, honey, baked goods, plants and livestock from people in Weatherford, Aledo and and Whitt. Texas favorites like peaches and onions show up here when they're in season. Posting an ad is free and sellers keep every dollar.

Farming in Parker County by the Numbers

Parker County has 4,379 farms on 341,108 acres (about 78 acres each). Together they sold $68.5 million of farm products in 2022, led by horses, cattle and hay & other field crops.

Orchards and vineyards here grow pecans, peaches and grapes, and local fields produce watermelons, cantaloupes, chile peppers and eggplant. Beekeepers tend about 755 honey bee colonies.

189 farms in Parker County already sell straight to the public, about $885,000 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 Parker County

Out in the pastures and barnyards, Parker County counts 44,486 head of cattle, 21,126 goats and 18,552 egg-laying hens. Grass-fed beef sold by the quarter or half is a common way ranchers sell direct.

About 7,778 people run or help run farms in Parker County, with an average age of 59. 44% of them are women. 442 are under 35 - the next generation of local growers. 31 farms earn money from agritourism - things like u-pick fields, pumpkin patches, farm stays and corn mazes.

Where Parker County stands out: it ranks #1 of 254 TX counties for number of farms and #5 of 241 TX counties for goats.