FULTON COUNTY MARKET

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

🌽 Crop Market is a free online farmers market where neighbors in Bexar, Byron and Gepp buy and sell food they grew, baked or raised. Homemade jams, breads and honey are listed right next to fresh produce and seedlings. It's free to post, there's no cut taken, and local farm food carries no sales tax.

Farming in Fulton County by the Numbers

Fulton County has 714 farms on 251,586 acres (about 352 acres each). Together they sold $55.7 million of farm products in 2022, led by cattle, poultry & eggs and hay & other field crops.

Local fields produce sweet corn and watermelons. Beekeepers tend about 93 honey bee colonies.

27 farms in Fulton County already sell straight to the public, about $71,000 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 Fulton County

Out in the pastures and barnyards, Fulton County counts 66,176 egg-laying hens, 49,992 head of cattle and 2,109 goats. Fresh farm eggs are one of the easiest things to buy and sell locally.

About 1,271 people run or help run farms in Fulton County, with an average age of 58. 39% of them are women. 139 are under 35 - the next generation of local growers. 11 farms earn money from agritourism - things like u-pick fields, pumpkin patches, farm stays and corn mazes.

Where Fulton County stands out: it ranks #1 of 67 AR counties for goats and #13 of 75 AR counties for number of farms.