NEVADA COUNTY MARKET

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

🌽 Nevada County has more backyard fruit trees and home gardens than anyone could eat from. Crop Market connects them with neighbors in Bluff City, Emmet and and Rosston. Watch for local peaches when it comes into season in Arkansas. Listing is free and you keep 100% of every local sale.

Farming in Nevada County by the Numbers

Nevada County has 325 farms on 83,981 acres (about 258 acres each). Together they sold $98.3 million of farm products in 2022, led by poultry & eggs, cattle and hay & other field crops.

Orchards and vineyards here grow pears, and local fields produce watermelons, tomatoes, potatoes and okra. Beekeepers tend about 42 honey bee colonies.

14 farms in Nevada County already sell straight to the public, about $17,000 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 Nevada County

Livestock is part of daily life here: the 2022 farm census found 193,697 egg-laying hens, 19,804 head of cattle and 500 sheep in Nevada County. Fresh farm eggs are one of the easiest things to buy and sell locally.

About 588 people run or help run farms in Nevada County, with an average age of 59. 39% of them are women. 46 are under 35 - the next generation of local growers.