GALLATIN COUNTY MARKET

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

🌽 Buy local in Gallatin County: fruit, vegetables, honey, baked goods, plants and livestock from people in Equality, Junction and and Shawneetown. Watch for local sweet corn when it comes into season in Illinois. Listing is free and you keep 100% of every local sale.

Farming in Gallatin County by the Numbers

Gallatin County has 162 farms on 174,434 acres (about 1,077 acres each). Together they sold $145 million of farm products in 2022, led by corn, soybeans and hay & other field crops.

Local fields produce cucumbers.

2 farms in Gallatin 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 Gallatin County

Livestock is part of daily life here: the 2022 farm census found 2,472 head of cattle and 26 horses and ponies in Gallatin County. Grass-fed beef sold by the quarter or half is a common way ranchers sell direct.

About 252 people run or help run farms in Gallatin County, with an average age of 63. 21% of them are women. 2 are under 35 - the next generation of local growers.