KENAI PENINSULA COUNTY MARKET

Kenai Peninsula County, Alaska Farmers Market — Buy & Sell Local Crops Near You

🌽 Looking for food grown in Kenai Peninsula County? Backyard growers and small farms around Clam Gulch, Cooper Landing and Moose Pass list it here. Watch for local potatoes when it comes into season in Alaska. Listing is free and you keep 100% of every local sale.

Farming in Kenai Peninsula County by the Numbers

Kenai Peninsula County has 317 farms on 20,953 acres (about 66 acres each). Together they sold $8.1 million of farm products in 2022, led by aquaculture, nursery & greenhouse plants and vegetables.

Orchards and vineyards here grow apples and tart cherries, and local fields produce potatoes, lettuce, fresh herbs and carrots.

65 farms in Kenai Peninsula County already sell straight to the public, about $509,000 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 Kenai Peninsula County

Kenai Peninsula County farms and homesteads keep 3,506 egg-laying hens, 634 head of cattle and 391 turkeys. Fresh farm eggs are one of the easiest things to buy and sell locally.

About 561 people run or help run farms in Kenai Peninsula County, with an average age of 57. 48% of them are women. 32 are under 35 - the next generation of local growers. 7 farms earn money from agritourism - things like u-pick fields, pumpkin patches, farm stays and corn mazes.

Where Kenai Peninsula County stands out: it ranks #2 of 5 AK counties for number of farms and #2 of 5 AK counties for egg-laying hens.