BAXTER COUNTY MARKET

Baxter County, Arkansas Farmers Market — Buy & Sell Local Crops Near You

🌽 Looking for food grown in Baxter County? Backyard growers and small farms around Big Flat, Clarkridge and Henderson list it here. Watch for local blueberries when it comes into season in Arkansas. Listing is free and you keep 100% of every local sale.

Farming in Baxter County by the Numbers

Baxter County has 464 farms on 108,528 acres (about 234 acres each). Together they sold $29.4 million of farm products in 2022, led by poultry & eggs, cattle and hay & other field crops.

Orchards and vineyards here grow apples, peaches and grapes, and local fields produce tomatoes, bell peppers, cucumbers and okra. Beekeepers tend about 173 honey bee colonies.

41 farms in Baxter County already sell straight to the public, about $102,000 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 Baxter County

Out in the pastures and barnyards, Baxter County counts 17,440 head of cattle, 1,456 egg-laying hens and 564 horses and ponies. Grass-fed beef sold by the quarter or half is a common way ranchers sell direct.

About 838 people run or help run farms in Baxter County, with an average age of 57. 39% of them are women. 85 are under 35 - the next generation of local growers. 2 farms earn money from agritourism - things like u-pick fields, pumpkin patches, farm stays and corn mazes.