KIT CARSON COUNTY MARKET

Kit Carson County, Colorado Farmers Market — Buy & Sell Local Crops Near You

🌽 From Bethune to and Vona, Kit Carson County gardeners, small farms and home cooks post their extra harvest here for people nearby. Watch for local honey when it comes into season in Colorado. Listing is free and you keep 100% of every local sale.

Farming in Kit Carson County by the Numbers

Kit Carson County has 559 farms on 1,376,521 acres (about 2,462 acres each). Together they sold $765.1 million of farm products in 2022, led by corn, wheat and sorghum.

Beekeepers tend about 7 honey bee colonies.

7 farms in Kit Carson County already sell straight to the public, about $85,000 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 Kit Carson County

Out in the pastures and barnyards, Kit Carson County counts 234,841 head of cattle, 1,309 sheep and 458 egg-laying hens. Grass-fed beef sold by the quarter or half is a common way ranchers sell direct.

About 1,069 people run or help run farms in Kit Carson County, with an average age of 59. 38% of them are women. 94 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.

Where Kit Carson County stands out: it ranks #4 of 60 CO counties for total farm sales.