SOMERVELL COUNTY MARKET

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

🌽 Looking for food grown in Somervell County? Backyard growers and small farms around Glen Rose, Nemo and and Rainbow list it here. Fruit, vegetables, cottage foods, plants, seeds and farm gear are all welcome. It's free to post, there's no cut taken, and local farm food carries no sales tax.

Farming in Somervell County by the Numbers

Somervell County has 320 farms on 99,570 acres (about 311 acres each). Together they sold $7.3 million of farm products in 2022, led by hay & other field crops, cattle and sheep & goats.

Orchards and vineyards here grow pecans and grapes. Beekeepers tend about 123 honey bee colonies.

24 farms in Somervell County already sell straight to the public, about $42,000 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 Somervell County

Livestock is part of daily life here: the 2022 farm census found 6,787 head of cattle, 801 egg-laying hens and 743 goats in Somervell County. Grass-fed beef sold by the quarter or half is a common way ranchers sell direct.

About 572 people run or help run farms in Somervell County, with an average age of 58. 43% of them are women. 37 are under 35 - the next generation of local growers. 9 farms earn money from agritourism - things like u-pick fields, pumpkin patches, farm stays and corn mazes.