EDGAR COUNTY MARKET

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

🌽 Edgar County has more backyard fruit trees and home gardens than anyone could eat from. Crop Market connects them with neighbors in Brocton, Chrisman and Paris. Fruit, vegetables, cottage foods, plants, seeds and farm gear are all welcome. Posting an ad is free and sellers keep every dollar.

Farming in Edgar County by the Numbers

Edgar County has 682 farms on 325,023 acres (about 477 acres each). Together they sold $363.5 million of farm products in 2022, led by corn, soybeans and wheat.

Local fields produce sweet corn, green beans, tomatoes and lettuce. Beekeepers tend about 63 honey bee colonies.

17 farms in Edgar County already sell straight to the public, about $262,000 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 Edgar County

Livestock is part of daily life here: the 2022 farm census found 5,842 head of cattle, 2,781 egg-laying hens and 301 goats in Edgar County. Grass-fed beef sold by the quarter or half is a common way ranchers sell direct.

About 1,162 people run or help run farms in Edgar County, with an average age of 58. 25% of them are women. 102 are under 35 - the next generation of local growers. 7 farms earn money from agritourism - things like u-pick fields, pumpkin patches, farm stays and corn mazes.