SEARCY COUNTY MARKET

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

🌽 From Alco to Saint Joe, Searcy County gardeners, small farms and home cooks post their extra harvest here for people nearby. Watch for local peaches when it comes into season in Arkansas. Listing is free and you keep 100% of every local sale.

Farming in Searcy County by the Numbers

Searcy County has 562 farms on 175,165 acres (about 312 acres each). Together they sold $33.7 million of farm products in 2022, led by poultry & eggs, cattle and hay & other field crops.

Orchards and vineyards here grow apples, pears and grapes. Beekeepers tend about 37 honey bee colonies.

23 farms in Searcy County already sell straight to the public, about $234,000 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 Searcy County

Searcy County farms and homesteads keep 197,046 turkeys, 29,618 head of cattle and 1,328 goats.

About 966 people run or help run farms in Searcy County, with an average age of 59. 40% of them are women. 51 are under 35 - the next generation of local growers. 3 farms earn money from agritourism - things like u-pick fields, pumpkin patches, farm stays and corn mazes.

Where Searcy County stands out: it ranks #10 of 67 AR counties for goats and #12 of 65 AR counties for selling food straight to the public.