CLINTON COUNTY MARKET

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

🌽 From Albers to Carlyle, Clinton 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. It's free to post, there's no cut taken, and local farm food carries no sales tax.

Farming in Clinton County by the Numbers

Clinton County has 869 farms on 276,216 acres (about 318 acres each). Together they sold $413 million of farm products in 2022, led by corn, soybeans and dairy (milk).

Orchards and vineyards here grow pecans, grapes and apples. Beekeepers tend about 240 honey bee colonies.

33 farms in Clinton County already sell straight to the public, about $722,000 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 Clinton County

Clinton County farms and homesteads keep 53,013 hogs, 44,891 head of cattle and 1,861 sheep.

About 1,549 people run or help run farms in Clinton County, with an average age of 56. 23% of them are women. 129 are under 35 - the next generation of local growers. 8 farms earn money from agritourism - things like u-pick fields, pumpkin patches, farm stays and corn mazes.

Where Clinton County stands out: it ranks #19 of 102 IL counties for total farm sales and #19 of 93 IL counties for selling food straight to the public.