SHARP COUNTY MARKET

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

🌽 Buy local in Sharp County: fruit, vegetables, honey, baked goods, plants and livestock from people in Agnos, Cave City and Poughkeepsie. Watch for local blueberries when it comes into season in Arkansas. Listing is free and you keep 100% of every local sale.

Farming in Sharp County by the Numbers

Sharp County has 525 farms on 151,450 acres (about 288 acres each). Together they sold $231.6 million of farm products in 2022, led by poultry & eggs, cattle and hay & other field crops.

Local fields produce watermelons. Beekeepers tend about 296 honey bee colonies.

15 farms in Sharp County already sell straight to the public, about $92,000 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 Sharp County

Sharp County farms and homesteads keep 226,410 egg-laying hens, 31,502 head of cattle and 1,056 goats. Fresh farm eggs are one of the easiest things to buy and sell locally.

About 942 people run or help run farms in Sharp County, with an average age of 56. 37% of them are women. 99 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 Sharp County stands out: it ranks #14 of 67 AR counties for goats.