OUACHITA COUNTY MARKET

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

🌽 Looking for food grown in Ouachita County? Backyard growers and small farms around Bearden, East Camden and and Stephens list it here. 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 Ouachita County by the Numbers

Ouachita County has 155 farms on 41,514 acres (about 268 acres each). Together they sold $12.6 million of farm products in 2022, led by poultry & eggs, hay & other field crops and cattle.

Orchards and vineyards here grow apples, peaches and figs, and local fields produce tomatoes, sweet corn, okra and watermelons. Beekeepers tend about 24 honey bee colonies.

6 farms in Ouachita County already sell straight to the public, about $7,000 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 Ouachita County

Ouachita County farms and homesteads keep 2,093 head of cattle, 1,287 egg-laying hens and 323 horses and ponies. Grass-fed beef sold by the quarter or half is a common way ranchers sell direct.

About 270 people run or help run farms in Ouachita County, with an average age of 61. 40% of them are women. 10 are under 35 - the next generation of local growers.