LITTLE RIVER COUNTY MARKET

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

🌽 Looking for food grown in Little River County? Backyard growers and small farms around Alleene, Ashdown and and Winthrop list it here. 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 Little River County by the Numbers

Little River County has 361 farms on 173,519 acres (about 481 acres each). Together they sold $143.7 million of farm products in 2022, led by poultry & eggs, cattle and corn.

Beekeepers tend about 22 honey bee colonies.

3 farms in Little River County already sell straight to the public. 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 Little River County

Little River County farms and homesteads keep 483,275 egg-laying hens, 28,901 head of cattle and 469 horses and ponies. Fresh farm eggs are one of the easiest things to buy and sell locally.

About 637 people run or help run farms in Little River County, with an average age of 58. 34% of them are women. 65 are under 35 - the next generation of local growers. 3 farms earn money from agritourism - things like u-pick fields, pumpkin patches, farm stays and corn mazes.

Where Little River County stands out: it ranks #9 of 65 AR counties for egg-laying hens.