SAN AUGUSTINE COUNTY MARKET

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

🌽 Buy local in San Augustine County: fruit, vegetables, honey, baked goods, plants and livestock from people in Broaddus, and San Augustine. Homemade jams, breads and honey are listed right next to fresh produce and seedlings. Posting an ad is free and sellers keep every dollar.

Farming in San Augustine County by the Numbers

San Augustine County has 227 farms on 37,406 acres (about 165 acres each). Together they sold $304.7 million of farm products in 2022, led by poultry & eggs, cattle and hay & other field crops.

Orchards and vineyards here grow grapes and plums, and local fields produce green peas, watermelons, garlic and tomatoes. Beekeepers tend about 22 honey bee colonies.

5 farms in San Augustine County already sell straight to the public, about $1,000 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 San Augustine County

Out in the pastures and barnyards, San Augustine County counts 125,016 egg-laying hens, 6,827 head of cattle and 197 horses and ponies. Fresh farm eggs are one of the easiest things to buy and sell locally.

About 406 people run or help run farms in San Augustine County, with an average age of 59. 41% of them are women. 33 are under 35 - the next generation of local growers. 2 farms earn money from agritourism - things like u-pick fields, pumpkin patches, farm stays and corn mazes.

Where San Augustine County stands out: it ranks #11 of 231 TX counties for egg-laying hens and #22 of 252 TX counties for total farm sales.