FRANKLIN COUNTY MARKET

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

🌽 From Alix to and Ozark, Franklin 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. It's free to post, there's no cut taken, and local farm food carries no sales tax.

Farming in Franklin County by the Numbers

Franklin County has 682 farms on 182,421 acres (about 267 acres each). Together they sold $229 million of farm products in 2022, led by poultry & eggs, cattle and hay & other field crops.

Orchards and vineyards here grow grapes, and local fields produce watermelons, cucumbers, tomatoes and pumpkins. Beekeepers tend about 128 honey bee colonies.

22 farms in Franklin County already sell straight to the public, about $212,000 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 Franklin County

Franklin County farms and homesteads keep 991,339 turkeys, 162,541 egg-laying hens and 50,470 head of cattle.

About 1,238 people run or help run farms in Franklin County, with an average age of 57. 41% of them are women. 106 are under 35 - the next generation of local growers. 2 farms earn money from agritourism - things like u-pick fields, pumpkin patches, farm stays and corn mazes.

Where Franklin County stands out: it ranks #14 of 75 AR counties for number of farms.