GARLAND COUNTY MARKET

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

🌽 Garland County has more backyard fruit trees and home gardens than anyone could eat from. Crop Market connects them with neighbors in Buckville, Hot Springs Vill and Lonsdale. Fruit, vegetables, cottage foods, plants, seeds and farm gear are all welcome. Posting an ad is free and sellers keep every dollar.

Farming in Garland County by the Numbers

Garland County has 313 farms on 29,001 acres (about 93 acres each). Together they sold $17.5 million of farm products in 2022, led by aquaculture, poultry & eggs and cattle.

Orchards and vineyards here grow apples and pecans, and local fields produce okra, tomatoes, sweet corn and pumpkins. Beekeepers tend about 69 honey bee colonies.

27 farms in Garland County already sell straight to the public, about $60,000 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 Garland County

Out in the pastures and barnyards, Garland County counts 4,416 head of cattle, 691 horses and ponies and 266 goats. Grass-fed beef sold by the quarter or half is a common way ranchers sell direct.

About 569 people run or help run farms in Garland County, with an average age of 59. 40% of them are women. 49 are under 35 - the next generation of local growers.