STERLING COUNTY MARKET

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

🌽 Sterling County has more backyard fruit trees and home gardens than anyone could eat from. Crop Market connects them with neighbors in Sterling City and the rest of Sterling County. Texas favorites like onions and citrus show up here when they're in season. Posting an ad is free and sellers keep every dollar.

Farming in Sterling County by the Numbers

Sterling County has 70 farms on 650,960 acres (about 9,299 acres each). Together they sold $11 million of farm products in 2022, led by cattle, sheep & goats and hogs.

2 farms in Sterling County already sell straight to the public. 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 Sterling County

Livestock is part of daily life here: the 2022 farm census found 11,451 head of cattle, 7,364 sheep and 2,549 goats in Sterling County. Grass-fed beef sold by the quarter or half is a common way ranchers sell direct.

About 122 people run or help run farms in Sterling County, with an average age of 55. 34% of them are women. 28 are under 35 - the next generation of local growers. 15 farms earn money from agritourism - things like u-pick fields, pumpkin patches, farm stays and corn mazes.