DREW COUNTY MARKET

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

🌽 Looking for food grown in Drew County? Backyard growers and small farms around Monticello, University Of Ar and and Winchester list it here. Homemade jams, breads and honey are listed right next to fresh produce and seedlings. Listing is free and you keep 100% of every local sale.

Farming in Drew County by the Numbers

Drew County has 260 farms on 102,338 acres (about 394 acres each). Together they sold $77.9 million of farm products in 2022, led by poultry & eggs, soybeans and cotton.

Local fields produce watermelons. Beekeepers tend about 215 honey bee colonies.

10 farms in Drew County already sell straight to the public, about $22,000 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 Drew County

Out in the pastures and barnyards, Drew County counts 169,082 egg-laying hens, 11,308 head of cattle and 347 goats. Fresh farm eggs are one of the easiest things to buy and sell locally.

About 452 people run or help run farms in Drew County, with an average age of 57. 38% of them are women. 29 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.