CALHOUN COUNTY MARKET

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

🌽 Buy local in Calhoun County: fruit, vegetables, honey, baked goods, plants and livestock from people in Hampton, Harrell and and Thornton. Fruit, vegetables, cottage foods, plants, seeds and farm gear are all welcome. Posting an ad is free and sellers keep every dollar.

Farming in Calhoun County by the Numbers

Calhoun County has 119 farms on 15,903 acres (about 134 acres each). Together they sold $3.7 million of farm products in 2022, led by fruit & nuts, hay & other field crops and vegetables.

Local fields produce squash, tomatoes, green peas and green beans. Beekeepers tend about 25 honey bee colonies.

6 farms in Calhoun County already sell straight to the public, about $4,000 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 Calhoun County

Out in the pastures and barnyards, Calhoun County counts 3,406 head of cattle, 317 horses and ponies and 263 egg-laying hens. Grass-fed beef sold by the quarter or half is a common way ranchers sell direct.

About 181 people run or help run farms in Calhoun County, with an average age of 57. 33% of them are women. 30 are under 35 - the next generation of local growers. 1 farm earns money from agritourism - things like u-pick fields, pumpkin patches, farm stays and corn mazes.