VAN BUREN COUNTY MARKET

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

🌽 From Bee Branch to Scotland, Van Buren County gardeners, small farms and home cooks post their extra harvest here for people nearby. 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 Van Buren County by the Numbers

Van Buren County has 569 farms on 106,364 acres (about 187 acres each). Together they sold $15.6 million of farm products in 2022, led by cattle, hay & other field crops and sheep & goats.

Orchards and vineyards here grow apples, pears and grapes. Beekeepers tend about 72 honey bee colonies.

25 farms in Van Buren County already sell straight to the public, about $95,000 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 Van Buren County

Van Buren County farms and homesteads keep 18,171 head of cattle, 1,760 egg-laying hens and 516 horses and ponies. Grass-fed beef sold by the quarter or half is a common way ranchers sell direct.

About 1,043 people run or help run farms in Van Buren County, with an average age of 57. 42% of them are women. 111 are under 35 - the next generation of local growers. 1 farm earns money from agritourism - things like u-pick fields, pumpkin patches, farm stays and corn mazes.