CRAWFORD COUNTY MARKET

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

🌽 Looking for food grown in Crawford County? Backyard growers and small farms around Alma, Cedarville and Mulberry list it here. Homemade jams, breads and honey are listed right next to fresh produce and seedlings. Posting an ad is free and sellers keep every dollar.

Farming in Crawford County by the Numbers

Crawford County has 765 farms on 139,358 acres (about 182 acres each). Together they sold $68.8 million of farm products in 2022, led by poultry & eggs, cattle and nursery & greenhouse plants.

Orchards and vineyards here grow pecans, grapes and peaches, and local fields produce tomatoes and fresh herbs. Beekeepers tend about 189 honey bee colonies.

47 farms in Crawford County already sell straight to the public, about $247,000 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 Crawford County

Out in the pastures and barnyards, Crawford County counts 29,635 head of cattle, 2,102 egg-laying hens and 1,267 goats. Grass-fed beef sold by the quarter or half is a common way ranchers sell direct.

About 1,343 people run or help run farms in Crawford County, with an average age of 60. 40% of them are women. 75 are under 35 - the next generation of local growers. 10 farms earn money from agritourism - things like u-pick fields, pumpkin patches, farm stays and corn mazes.

Where Crawford County stands out: it ranks #11 of 75 AR counties for number of farms and #11 of 67 AR counties for goats.