WALKER COUNTY MARKET

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

🌽 From Huntsville to and Shiro, Walker County gardeners, small farms and home cooks post their extra harvest here for people nearby. Watch for local pecans when it comes into season in Texas. Listing is free and you keep 100% of every local sale.

Farming in Walker County by the Numbers

Walker County has 1,222 farms on 194,887 acres (about 159 acres each). Together they sold $25.4 million of farm products in 2022, led by cattle, hay & other field crops and poultry & eggs.

Orchards and vineyards here grow peaches, pecans and pears, and local fields produce watermelons, collard greens, squash and mustard greens. Beekeepers tend about 433 honey bee colonies.

74 farms in Walker County already sell straight to the public, about $162,000 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 Walker County

Livestock is part of daily life here: the 2022 farm census found 34,419 head of cattle, 18,961 egg-laying hens and 2,973 hogs in Walker County. Grass-fed beef sold by the quarter or half is a common way ranchers sell direct.

About 2,152 people run or help run farms in Walker County, with an average age of 61. 41% of them are women. 139 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.

Where Walker County stands out: it ranks #21 of 231 TX counties for egg-laying hens.