MADISON COUNTY MARKET

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

🌽 From Combs to Saint Paul, Madison County gardeners, small farms and home cooks post their extra harvest here for people nearby. 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 Madison County by the Numbers

Madison County has 1,012 farms on 236,155 acres (about 233 acres each). Together they sold $380.5 million of farm products in 2022, led by poultry & eggs, cattle and hay & other field crops.

Orchards and vineyards here grow apples, and local fields produce tomatoes, green beans, cucumbers and potatoes. Beekeepers tend about 411 honey bee colonies.

27 farms in Madison County already sell straight to the public, about $338,000 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 Madison County

Madison County farms and homesteads keep 691,674 turkeys, 534,734 egg-laying hens and 57,392 head of cattle.

About 1,846 people run or help run farms in Madison County, with an average age of 59. 41% of them are women. 161 are under 35 - the next generation of local growers.

Where Madison County stands out: it ranks #6 of 75 AR counties for number of farms and #6 of 75 AR counties for total farm sales.