Come and Get It!

Honor system roadside farm stands draw neighbors and passersby for produce, flowers, eggs and more.

Written by Eugene Stockstill  |  Photos by Lisa Roberts  | Illustrated by Sarah Godwin

“Come and get it!” That old-fashioned shout-out has real meaning for north Mississippi farm stands that run on the honor system. The small stands are sprinkled all around country roads in this corner of the state in the summertime selling their goods. Customers can find fresh eggs, fruits and veggies, breads and sweets, jams and jellies, and more.

We chatted with proprietors of several self-serve farm stands in the northeast corner of the state. It can be a bit of an adventure to see what such stands are offering at any given time because stocking times and open-for-business hours vary, but most of these stands have official Facebook or Instagram sites where they post updates. They all accept cash and most use Venmo and/or other cash apps for purchases.

Magnolia Poultry

187 McComb Avenue, Saltillo

Magnolia was established in October 2022, William Sloan said. It all started when the family began raising Coturnix quail at their home for the meat and eggs.

“As friends and family learned about what we were doing, they began requesting fresh eggs, meat and our homemade pickled quail eggs,” he said. “When the egg shortage occurred, we added chickens, and we opened.”

All of Magnolia’s poultry is pasture-raised, Sloan said. The business specializes in hatch-to-order quail and chickens. Incubators can hold up to 600 chicken eggs. Processed quail and chicken are also available on request. The business plans to add fresh veggies next year.

Fun fact:  The pickled quail eggs are made from a recipe that Sloan and his son have developed over the years.

Hours: Open 7 a.m. until dark daily.

The Backyard Market

358 CR 341, Guntown

The Backyard Market started back in 2023, after retiree Larry Hood’s daughter saw something on Facebook about farm stands in another part of the country and told her father about it.

“I have grown a garden pretty much all my life,” he said. “This is a family affair.” His wife,

Dianne, makes salsa and pepper sauce, their daughter Stacia creates jams and jellies and their other daughter Stephanie prepares pickles.

Located on a well-traveled thoroughfare, the Backyard Market gets more than its share of traffic.

“People love the acid taste of my tomatoes,” he said.

Fun fact:  The business gets cucumbers from an Egyptian couple who relocated from Africa to just over the state line in Tennessee.

Hours: Open 7 a.m.-7 p.m. daily.

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TNT Farmworks

197 Birmingham Road, Saltillo

TNT opened last year. Rachael Thompson was one of the first ones to participate in the Saltillo Market but grew tired of troubling with the travel and the setup. So, her husband Tracy fixed up a self-serve stand using an old cooler.

“We’ve only been robbed once,” said Tracy Thompson, who said the new business has helped renew his faith in humanity. “You’ve got to learn to trust people.”

During this year’s awful ice storm, TNT helped keep customers supplied with fresh eggs that still had the bloom on them.

“My wife’s a magician,” with jams and jellies and canning, he said, when asked about the business’ specialty.

Fun fact: The business is named for the Thompsons’ son, Trenton Nathaniel Thompson (TNT).

Hours: Open daily.

Simple Life Farm Stand

300 CR 408 Ripley (just off Tippah Lake Road)

Simple Life started the second week of March 2026, Shelley Jenkins said. She queried the Facebook world last Christmastime about opening a self-serve farm stand and received enough positive feedback to follow through.

Simple Life offers sourdough bread, cinnamon rolls, sweet breads (including praline-pecan-zucchini bread), farm-fresh eggs and a variety of snack mixes (including something called Tippah Trash). Jenkins also makes a zesty pear barbecue sauce.

Simple Life’s specialty? Jenkins’ renowned smoked chicken salad, which comes with or without nuts and is available in other varieties, too.

“The whole experience takes you back to a time where life was much more simple,” she said.

“Food like Grandma made, from scratch, with love, sweat and time.”

Fun fact:  The business site has a notepad on which customers write down what they are buying, which helps with inventory strategies. Simple Life also has a monthly drawing for a free dessert.

Hours: 7 a.m. to dark daily. “I put my weekly selection out on Thursday morning, and I restock as needed,” Jenkins said.

The Farm Stand

271 CR 526, Ripley

The Farm Stand started in the summer of 2023, said Connie Davis, whose daughter, Candace Hopper, came up with the idea.

“I’ll be honest,” she said. “I thought it was a crazy idea. We live in the country and 11 miles from town. Who on earth would want to come to a farm stand where we live? I was absolutely stunned at the business we had.”

Tippah County’s first farm stand quickly morphed from a teeny tiny white wood shack into a robust, open-air shed, which sits on her grandparents’ old homeplace and was built with materials from an old chicken house they owned.

Specialty items include a variety of chicken salads, sausage balls and sourdough rolls. The stand’s stock varies depending on the season.

“I have lights,” she said, “and people are welcome to come after dark.”

Hours: The Farm Stand is restocked about 3 p.m. every Friday and stays open until there’s nothing left.

Onefiftyseven Farms

156 CR 157, Corinth

Onefiftyseven opened its farm stand two years ago, Matthew Joshlin said. “Our inspiration was to be able to provide fresh vegetables to our community at a low price,” he said.

Onefiftyseven specializes in fresh veggies but also has baked goods.

Fun fact: An expansion of Onefiftyseven is in the works.

Hours: Every day, anytime.

Little Blue House

305 CR 770, Walnut

Little Blue House opened May 24, 2025, Jennifer Brumfield said, years after she started making TikTok and Facebook cooking tutorials with her sons. One son, Jacob, told his mom she needed to start her own business. Not long after, a niece’s 20-year-old playhouse became

the Little Blue House.

“We offer sourdough breads, yeast breads, chocolate and fruit fried pies, old-fashioned chocolate oatmeal cookies, whipped tallow, goat milk soap, 3D prints and much more,” she said. “Our motivation runs much deeper than simply selling breads and treats.”

Hours: The stand is stocked and open on Saturdays.