JEFFERSON COUNTY MARKET

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

🌽 Buy local in Jefferson County: fruit, vegetables, honey, baked goods, plants and livestock from people in Altheimer, Dollarway and Pine Bluff. Fruit, vegetables, cottage foods, plants, seeds and farm gear are all welcome. Posting an ad is free and sellers keep every dollar.

Farming in Jefferson County by the Numbers

Jefferson County has 375 farms on 296,354 acres (about 790 acres each). Together they sold $230.1 million of farm products in 2022, led by soybeans, rice and corn.

Local fields produce tomatoes, okra, collard greens and cucumbers. Beekeepers tend about 137 honey bee colonies.

7 farms in Jefferson County already sell straight to the public, about $12,000 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 Jefferson County

Out in the pastures and barnyards, Jefferson County counts 6,478 head of cattle, 738 egg-laying hens and 309 horses and ponies. Grass-fed beef sold by the quarter or half is a common way ranchers sell direct.

About 722 people run or help run farms in Jefferson County, with an average age of 60. 35% of them are women. 43 are under 35 - the next generation of local growers. 5 farms earn money from agritourism - things like u-pick fields, pumpkin patches, farm stays and corn mazes.