SEBASTIAN COUNTY MARKET

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

🌽 Buy local in Sebastian County: fruit, vegetables, honey, baked goods, plants and livestock from people in Fort Smith, Barling and Hartford. 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 Sebastian County by the Numbers

Sebastian County has 628 farms on 114,180 acres (about 182 acres each). Together they sold $135.4 million of farm products in 2022, led by poultry & eggs, cattle and soybeans.

Orchards and vineyards here grow pecans, grapes and peaches, and local fields produce tomatoes, sweet corn, squash and watermelons. Beekeepers tend about 56 honey bee colonies.

37 farms in Sebastian County already sell straight to the public, about $297,000 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 Sebastian County

Out in the pastures and barnyards, Sebastian County counts 197,175 egg-laying hens, 29,973 head of cattle and 1,681 goats. Fresh farm eggs are one of the easiest things to buy and sell locally.

About 1,138 people run or help run farms in Sebastian County, with an average age of 58. 42% of them are women. 71 are under 35 - the next generation of local growers. 5 farms earn money from agritourism - things like u-pick fields, pumpkin patches, farm stays and corn mazes.

Where Sebastian County stands out: it ranks #6 of 67 AR counties for goats and #8 of 65 AR counties for selling food straight to the public.