RANDOLPH COUNTY MARKET

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

🌽 Crop Market is a free online farmers market where neighbors in Biggers, Maynard and Reyno buy and sell food they grew, baked or raised. 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 Randolph County by the Numbers

Randolph County has 673 farms on 246,404 acres (about 366 acres each). Together they sold $331.1 million of farm products in 2022, led by poultry & eggs, rice and soybeans.

Orchards and vineyards here grow pecans and walnuts, and local fields produce tomatoes, watermelons, squash and cucumbers.

17 farms in Randolph County already sell straight to the public, about $67,000 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 Randolph County

Out in the pastures and barnyards, Randolph County counts 1,243,034 egg-laying hens, 33,536 head of cattle and 2,237 sheep. Fresh farm eggs are one of the easiest things to buy and sell locally.

About 1,228 people run or help run farms in Randolph County, with an average age of 54. 35% of them are women. 210 are under 35 - the next generation of local growers. 7 farms earn money from agritourism - things like u-pick fields, pumpkin patches, farm stays and corn mazes.

Where Randolph County stands out: it ranks #3 of 65 AR counties for egg-laying hens and #9 of 75 AR counties for total farm sales.