HANCOCK COUNTY MARKET

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

🌽 Hancock County has more backyard fruit trees and home gardens than anyone could eat from. Crop Market connects them with neighbors in Augusta, Basco and Colmar. Fruit, vegetables, cottage foods, plants, seeds and farm gear are all welcome. Listing is free and you keep 100% of every local sale.

Farming in Hancock County by the Numbers

Hancock County has 1,080 farms on 417,260 acres (about 386 acres each). Together they sold $420.4 million of farm products in 2022, led by corn, soybeans and hogs.

Orchards and vineyards here grow grapes, apples and peaches. Beekeepers tend about 52 honey bee colonies.

16 farms in Hancock County already sell straight to the public, about $104,000 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 Hancock County

Out in the pastures and barnyards, Hancock County counts 183,617 hogs, 20,698 head of cattle and 960 egg-laying hens.

About 1,849 people run or help run farms in Hancock County, with an average age of 61. 26% of them are women. 176 are under 35 - the next generation of local growers. 21 farms earn money from agritourism - things like u-pick fields, pumpkin patches, farm stays and corn mazes.

Where Hancock County stands out: it ranks #14 of 102 IL counties for number of farms and #18 of 102 IL counties for total farm sales.