WASHINGTON COUNTY MARKET

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

🌽 Looking for food grown in Washington County? Backyard growers and small farms around Fayetteville, Bethel Heights and Farmington list it here. Homemade jams, breads and honey are listed right next to fresh produce and seedlings. Listing is free and you keep 100% of every local sale.

Farming in Washington County by the Numbers

Washington County has 2,099 farms on 301,969 acres (about 144 acres each). Together they sold $701.9 million of farm products in 2022, led by poultry & eggs, cattle and hay & other field crops.

Orchards and vineyards here grow pecans, grapes and apples, and local fields produce tomatoes, pumpkins, bell peppers and squash. Beekeepers tend about 724 honey bee colonies.

149 farms in Washington County already sell straight to the public, about $996,000 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 Washington County

Livestock is part of daily life here: the 2022 farm census found 987,503 egg-laying hens, 414,158 turkeys and 85,208 head of cattle in Washington County. Fresh farm eggs are one of the easiest things to buy and sell locally.

About 3,847 people run or help run farms in Washington County, with an average age of 58. 42% of them are women. 347 are under 35 - the next generation of local growers. 19 farms earn money from agritourism - things like u-pick fields, pumpkin patches, farm stays and corn mazes.

Where Washington County stands out: it ranks #1 of 75 AR counties for number of farms and #1 of 65 AR counties for selling food straight to the public.