ROCKWALL COUNTY MARKET

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

🌽 Looking for food grown in Rockwall County? Backyard growers and small farms around Fate, Heath and and Royse City list it here. Texas favorites like citrus and pecans show up here when they're in season. Posting an ad is free and sellers keep every dollar.

Farming in Rockwall County by the Numbers

Rockwall County has 359 farms on 23,466 acres (about 65 acres each). Together they sold $5.4 million of farm products in 2022, led by cattle, horses and hay & other field crops.

Orchards and vineyards here grow peaches, pears and figs. Beekeepers tend about 213 honey bee colonies.

15 farms in Rockwall County already sell straight to the public, about $109,000 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 Rockwall County

Out in the pastures and barnyards, Rockwall County counts 3,519 head of cattle, 1,964 egg-laying hens and 569 horses and ponies. Grass-fed beef sold by the quarter or half is a common way ranchers sell direct.

About 633 people run or help run farms in Rockwall County, with an average age of 56. 45% of them are women. 36 are under 35 - the next generation of local growers.