KERN COUNTY MARKET

Kern County, California Farmers Market — Buy & Sell Local Crops Near You

🌽 From Bakersfield to Bodfish, Kern County gardeners, small farms and home cooks post their extra harvest here for people nearby. Watch for local apples when it comes into season in California. Listing is free and you keep 100% of every local sale.

Farming in Kern County by the Numbers

Kern County has 1,691 farms on 2,399,512 acres (about 1,419 acres each). Together they sold $5 billion of farm products in 2022, led by fruit & nuts, dairy (milk) and vegetables.

Orchards and vineyards here grow almonds, pistachios and grapes, and local fields produce carrots, tomatoes, potatoes and onions. Beekeepers tend about 152,227 honey bee colonies.

68 farms in Kern County already sell straight to the public, about $17.8 million 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 Kern County

Livestock is part of daily life here: the 2022 farm census found 326,215 head of cattle, 110,321 sheep and 2,849 horses and ponies in Kern County. Grass-fed beef sold by the quarter or half is a common way ranchers sell direct.

About 3,331 people run or help run farms in Kern County, with an average age of 61. 31% of them are women. 177 are under 35 - the next generation of local growers. 14 farms earn money from agritourism - things like u-pick fields, pumpkin patches, farm stays and corn mazes.

Where Kern County stands out: it ranks #2 of 51 CA counties for honey bee colonies and #4 of 56 CA counties for total farm sales.