SANGAMON COUNTY MARKET

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

🌽 Looking for food grown in Sangamon County? Backyard growers and small farms around Andrew, Auburn and Bolivia list it here. Fruit, vegetables, cottage foods, plants, seeds and farm gear are all welcome. Posting an ad is free and sellers keep every dollar.

Farming in Sangamon County by the Numbers

Sangamon County has 996 farms on 464,740 acres (about 467 acres each). Together they sold $520.6 million of farm products in 2022, led by corn, soybeans and hogs.

Orchards and vineyards here grow apples, peaches and pears, and local fields produce pumpkins, broccoli, sweet corn and tomatoes. Beekeepers tend about 245 honey bee colonies.

41 farms in Sangamon County already sell straight to the public, about $444,000 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 Sangamon County

Out in the pastures and barnyards, Sangamon County counts 33,885 hogs, 6,101 head of cattle and 1,403 egg-laying hens.

About 1,647 people run or help run farms in Sangamon County, with an average age of 61. 29% of them are women. 115 are under 35 - the next generation of local growers. 12 farms earn money from agritourism - things like u-pick fields, pumpkin patches, farm stays and corn mazes.

Where Sangamon County stands out: it ranks #8 of 102 IL counties for total farm sales and #20 of 102 IL counties for number of farms.