CRITTENDEN COUNTY MARKET

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

🌽 Crop Market is a free online farmers market where neighbors in Crawfordsville, Earle and Proctor buy and sell food they grew, baked or raised. Watch for local blueberries when it comes into season in Arkansas. Posting an ad is free and sellers keep every dollar.

Farming in Crittenden County by the Numbers

Crittenden County has 247 farms on 354,875 acres (about 1,437 acres each). Together they sold $261.4 million of farm products in 2022, led by soybeans, rice and corn.

Orchards and vineyards here grow pecans, persimmons and figs, and local fields produce turnip greens, turnips and mustard greens. Beekeepers tend about 3,008 honey bee colonies.

13 farms in Crittenden County already sell straight to the public, about $47,000 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 Crittenden County

Out in the pastures and barnyards, Crittenden County counts 879 head of cattle, 838 egg-laying hens and 72 turkeys. Grass-fed beef sold by the quarter or half is a common way ranchers sell direct.

About 469 people run or help run farms in Crittenden County, with an average age of 57. 30% of them are women. 41 are under 35 - the next generation of local growers.

Where Crittenden County stands out: it ranks #1 of 63 AR counties for honey bee colonies.