DOUGLAS COUNTY MARKET

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

🌽 From Arcola to Murdock, Douglas County gardeners, small farms and home cooks post their extra harvest here for people nearby. Illinois favorites like pumpkins and apples show up here when they're in season. Listing is free and you keep 100% of every local sale.

Farming in Douglas County by the Numbers

Douglas County has 561 farms on 217,560 acres (about 388 acres each). Together they sold $221.2 million of farm products in 2022, led by corn, soybeans and dairy (milk).

Local fields produce pumpkins, cucumbers, tomatoes and watermelons. Beekeepers tend about 41 honey bee colonies.

24 farms in Douglas County already sell straight to the public, about $194,000 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 Douglas County

Douglas County farms and homesteads keep 2,098 egg-laying hens, 1,994 head of cattle and 1,407 horses and ponies. Fresh farm eggs are one of the easiest things to buy and sell locally.

About 947 people run or help run farms in Douglas County, with an average age of 57. 29% of them are women. 103 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.