MARION COUNTY MARKET

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

🌽 Buy local in Marion County: fruit, vegetables, honey, baked goods, plants and livestock from people in Bull Shoals, Flippin and Summit. Fruit, vegetables, cottage foods, plants, seeds and farm gear are all welcome. Listing is free and you keep 100% of every local sale.

Farming in Marion County by the Numbers

Marion County has 481 farms on 149,422 acres (about 311 acres each). Together they sold $56.8 million of farm products in 2022, led by poultry & eggs, cattle and hay & other field crops.

Beekeepers tend about 53 honey bee colonies.

10 farms in Marion County already sell straight to the public, about $32,000 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 Marion County

Livestock is part of daily life here: the 2022 farm census found 803,067 turkeys, 27,618 head of cattle and 1,621 goats in Marion County.

About 864 people run or help run farms in Marion County, with an average age of 59. 45% of them are women. 68 are under 35 - the next generation of local growers. 6 farms earn money from agritourism - things like u-pick fields, pumpkin patches, farm stays and corn mazes.

Where Marion County stands out: it ranks #8 of 67 AR counties for goats.