BRADLEY COUNTY MARKET

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

🌽 Bradley County has more backyard fruit trees and home gardens than anyone could eat from. Crop Market connects them with neighbors in Banks, Ingalls and and Warren. Fruit, vegetables, cottage foods, plants, seeds and farm gear are all welcome. Posting an ad is free and sellers keep every dollar.

Farming in Bradley County by the Numbers

Bradley County has 152 farms on 29,022 acres (about 191 acres each). Together they sold $67.5 million of farm products in 2022, led by poultry & eggs and vegetables.

Local fields produce tomatoes, watermelons and cantaloupes. Beekeepers tend about 42 honey bee colonies.

4 farms in Bradley County already sell straight to the public, about $17,000 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 Bradley County

Livestock is part of daily life here: the 2022 farm census found 547,270 egg-laying hens, 5,042 head of cattle and 140 horses and ponies in Bradley County. Fresh farm eggs are one of the easiest things to buy and sell locally.

About 236 people run or help run farms in Bradley County, with an average age of 58. 33% of them are women. 17 are under 35 - the next generation of local growers.

Where Bradley County stands out: it ranks #6 of 65 AR counties for egg-laying hens.