DE WITT COUNTY MARKET

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

🌽 From Clinton to Wapella, De Witt County gardeners, small farms and home cooks post their extra harvest here for people nearby. Illinois favorites like honey and sweet corn show up here when they're in season. Posting an ad is free and sellers keep every dollar.

Farming in De Witt County by the Numbers

De Witt County has 436 farms on 180,145 acres (about 413 acres each). Together they sold $184.1 million of farm products in 2022, led by corn, cattle and nursery & greenhouse plants.

Local fields produce pumpkins and asparagus. Beekeepers tend about 241 honey bee colonies.

29 farms in De Witt County already sell straight to the public, about $219,000 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 De Witt County

Livestock is part of daily life here: the 2022 farm census found 3,265 head of cattle, 922 egg-laying hens and 85 hogs in De Witt County. Grass-fed beef sold by the quarter or half is a common way ranchers sell direct.

About 744 people run or help run farms in De Witt County, with an average age of 60. 31% of them are women. 57 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.