WILLACY COUNTY MARKET

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

🌽 Looking for food grown in Willacy County? Backyard growers and small farms around Lyford, Port Mansfield and and Sebastian list it here. 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 Willacy County by the Numbers

Willacy County has 345 farms on 293,861 acres (about 852 acres each). Together they sold $95.4 million of farm products in 2022, led by cotton, sorghum and vegetables.

Orchards and vineyards here grow grapefruit and oranges, and local fields produce watermelons, squash and mustard greens. Beekeepers tend about 6 honey bee colonies.

7 farms in Willacy 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 Willacy County

Out in the pastures and barnyards, Willacy County counts 13,909 head of cattle, 1,437 egg-laying hens and 822 sheep. Grass-fed beef sold by the quarter or half is a common way ranchers sell direct.

About 576 people run or help run farms in Willacy County, with an average age of 58. 38% of them are women. 31 are under 35 - the next generation of local growers. 4 farms earn money from agritourism - things like u-pick fields, pumpkin patches, farm stays and corn mazes.