MONROE COUNTY MARKET

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

🌽 Buy local in Monroe County: fruit, vegetables, honey, baked goods, plants and livestock from people in Brinkley, Clarendon and and Roe. 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 Monroe County by the Numbers

Monroe County has 163 farms on 170,551 acres (about 1,046 acres each). Together they sold $122.9 million of farm products in 2022, led by soybeans, rice and corn.

Local fields produce okra, tomatoes, potatoes and bell peppers.

7 farms in Monroe County already sell straight to the public, about $4,000 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 Monroe County

Out in the pastures and barnyards, Monroe County counts 521 head of cattle and 44 horses and ponies. Grass-fed beef sold by the quarter or half is a common way ranchers sell direct.

About 280 people run or help run farms in Monroe County, with an average age of 59. 33% of them are women. 9 are under 35 - the next generation of local growers. 1 farm earns money from agritourism - things like u-pick fields, pumpkin patches, farm stays and corn mazes.