MONTGOMERY COUNTY MARKET

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

🌽 From Caddo Gap to Sims, Montgomery 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. Posting an ad is free and sellers keep every dollar.

Farming in Montgomery County by the Numbers

Montgomery County has 368 farms on 74,645 acres (about 203 acres each). Together they sold $24 million of farm products in 2022, led by poultry & eggs, cattle and hay & other field crops.

Orchards and vineyards here grow pears, grapes and pecans, and local fields produce tomatoes, watermelons, green beans and eggplant. Beekeepers tend about 49 honey bee colonies.

8 farms in Montgomery County already sell straight to the public, about $15,000 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 Montgomery County

Out in the pastures and barnyards, Montgomery County counts 121,740 egg-laying hens, 16,337 head of cattle and 260 horses and ponies. Fresh farm eggs are one of the easiest things to buy and sell locally.

About 656 people run or help run farms in Montgomery County, with an average age of 59. 43% of them are women. 54 are under 35 - the next generation of local growers. 2 farms earn money from agritourism - things like u-pick fields, pumpkin patches, farm stays and corn mazes.