FAULKNER COUNTY MARKET

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

🌽 Looking for food grown in Faulkner County? Backyard growers and small farms around Conway, Enola and Mount Vernon list it here. Arkansas favorites like blueberries and pecans show up here when they're in season. Listing is free and you keep 100% of every local sale.

Farming in Faulkner County by the Numbers

Faulkner County has 1,130 farms on 195,761 acres (about 173 acres each). Together they sold $33.8 million of farm products in 2022, led by cattle, rice and nursery & greenhouse plants.

Orchards and vineyards here grow peaches, pecans and grapes, and local fields produce pumpkins, sweet corn, tomatoes and watermelons. Beekeepers tend about 271 honey bee colonies.

55 farms in Faulkner County already sell straight to the public, about $487,000 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 Faulkner County

Livestock is part of daily life here: the 2022 farm census found 32,726 head of cattle, 4,121 egg-laying hens and 1,712 goats in Faulkner County. Grass-fed beef sold by the quarter or half is a common way ranchers sell direct.

About 2,028 people run or help run farms in Faulkner County, with an average age of 57. 43% of them are women. 197 are under 35 - the next generation of local growers. 6 farms earn money from agritourism - things like u-pick fields, pumpkin patches, farm stays and corn mazes.

Where Faulkner County stands out: it ranks #4 of 75 AR counties for number of farms and #4 of 65 AR counties for selling food straight to the public.