CARROLL COUNTY MARKET

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

🌽 From Alpena to and Oak Grove, Carroll County gardeners, small farms and home cooks post their extra harvest here for people nearby. Fruit, vegetables, cottage foods, plants, seeds and farm gear are all welcome. Posting an ad is free and sellers keep every dollar.

Farming in Carroll County by the Numbers

Carroll County has 904 farms on 247,703 acres (about 274 acres each). Together they sold $521.5 million of farm products in 2022, led by poultry & eggs, cattle and hay & other field crops.

Orchards and vineyards here grow apples, and local fields produce tomatoes, cucumbers, bell peppers and squash. Beekeepers tend about 216 honey bee colonies.

31 farms in Carroll County already sell straight to the public, about $300,000 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 Carroll County

Out in the pastures and barnyards, Carroll County counts 2,141,322 turkeys, 1,932,126 egg-laying hens and 75,392 head of cattle.

About 1,684 people run or help run farms in Carroll County, with an average age of 57. 41% of them are women. 185 are under 35 - the next generation of local growers. 4 farms earn money from agritourism - things like u-pick fields, pumpkin patches, farm stays and corn mazes.

Where Carroll County stands out: it ranks #1 of 65 AR counties for egg-laying hens and #3 of 75 AR counties for total farm sales.