ALEXANDER COUNTY MARKET

Alexander County, Illinois Farmers Market — Buy & Sell Local Crops Near You

🌽 Buy local in Alexander County: fruit, vegetables, honey, baked goods, plants and livestock from people in Cairo, Gale and Tamms. Fruit, vegetables, cottage foods, plants, seeds and farm gear are all welcome. Posting an ad is free and sellers keep every dollar.

Farming in Alexander County by the Numbers

Alexander County has 145 farms on 62,494 acres (about 431 acres each). Together they sold $27.9 million of farm products in 2022, led by soybeans, corn and sheep & goats.

2 farms in Alexander County already sell straight to the public. 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 Alexander County

Alexander County farms and homesteads keep 1,156 head of cattle, 300 goats and 175 egg-laying hens. Grass-fed beef sold by the quarter or half is a common way ranchers sell direct.

About 250 people run or help run farms in Alexander County, with an average age of 54. 31% of them are women. 38 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.