SUTTON COUNTY MARKET

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

🌽 Looking for food grown in Sutton County? Backyard growers and small farms around Sonora and the rest of Sutton County list it here. Watch for local citrus when it comes into season in Texas. Posting an ad is free and sellers keep every dollar.

Farming in Sutton County by the Numbers

Sutton County has 289 farms on 909,743 acres (about 3,148 acres each). Together they sold $20.4 million of farm products in 2022, led by cattle and sheep & goats.

Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, 2022 Census of Agriculture.

Farm Life in Sutton County

Sutton County farms and homesteads keep 52,860 goats, 19,443 sheep and 12,242 head of cattle. Goat milk, cheese and soap are popular homestead products.

About 527 people run or help run farms in Sutton County, with an average age of 60. 37% of them are women. 21 are under 35 - the next generation of local growers. 53 farms earn money from agritourism - things like u-pick fields, pumpkin patches, farm stays and corn mazes.

Where Sutton County stands out: it ranks #1 of 241 TX counties for goats.