PHILLIPS COUNTY MARKET

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

🌽 From Crumrod to Marvell, Phillips County gardeners, small farms and home cooks post their extra harvest here for people nearby. 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 Phillips County by the Numbers

Phillips County has 240 farms on 380,542 acres (about 1,586 acres each). Together they sold $306.5 million of farm products in 2022, led by soybeans, cotton and corn.

Beekeepers tend about 12 honey bee colonies.

4 farms in Phillips County already sell straight to the public, about $19,000 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 Phillips County

Out in the pastures and barnyards, Phillips County counts 1,875 head of cattle, 125 hogs and 56 egg-laying hens. Grass-fed beef sold by the quarter or half is a common way ranchers sell direct.

About 412 people run or help run farms in Phillips County, with an average age of 57. 26% of them are women. 33 are under 35 - the next generation of local growers.

Where Phillips County stands out: it ranks #14 of 75 AR counties for total farm sales.