UNION COUNTY MARKET

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

🌽 Union County has more backyard fruit trees and home gardens than anyone could eat from. Crop Market connects them with neighbors in Calion, El Dorado and Norphlet. Arkansas favorites like pecans and tomatoes show up here when they're in season. Posting an ad is free and sellers keep every dollar.

Farming in Union County by the Numbers

Union County has 235 farms on 43,998 acres (about 187 acres each). Together they sold $19 million of farm products in 2022, led by poultry & eggs, cattle and hay & other field crops.

Local fields produce tomatoes, potatoes, watermelons and okra. Beekeepers tend about 40 honey bee colonies.

10 farms in Union County already sell straight to the public, about $62,000 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 Union County

Out in the pastures and barnyards, Union County counts 9,008 head of cattle, 756 egg-laying hens and 321 horses and ponies. Grass-fed beef sold by the quarter or half is a common way ranchers sell direct.

About 451 people run or help run farms in Union County, with an average age of 56. 40% of them are women. 34 are under 35 - the next generation of local growers. 4 farms earn money from agritourism - things like u-pick fields, pumpkin patches, farm stays and corn mazes.