WHITE COUNTY MARKET

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

🌽 From Burnt Prairie to Maunie, White County gardeners, small farms and home cooks post their extra harvest here for people nearby. Fruit, vegetables, cottage foods, plants, seeds and farm gear are all welcome. It's free to post, there's no cut taken, and local farm food carries no sales tax.

Farming in White County by the Numbers

White County has 434 farms on 258,774 acres (about 596 acres each). Together they sold $195.5 million of farm products in 2022, led by soybeans, corn and wheat.

Beekeepers tend about 69 honey bee colonies.

12 farms in White County already sell straight to the public, about $51,000 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 White County

Out in the pastures and barnyards, White County counts 1,795 head of cattle, 433 egg-laying hens and 361 goats. Grass-fed beef sold by the quarter or half is a common way ranchers sell direct.

About 737 people run or help run farms in White County, with an average age of 61. 26% of them are women. 41 are under 35 - the next generation of local growers. 4 farms earn money from agritourism - things like u-pick fields, pumpkin patches, farm stays and corn mazes.