WILLIAMSON COUNTY MARKET

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

🌽 From Cambria to Herrin, Williamson County gardeners, small farms and home cooks post their extra harvest here for people nearby. Watch for local honey when it comes into season in Illinois. Listing is free and you keep 100% of every local sale.

Farming in Williamson County by the Numbers

Williamson County has 563 farms on 103,673 acres (about 184 acres each). Together they sold $52.3 million of farm products in 2022, led by soybeans, corn and cattle.

Orchards and vineyards here grow grapes, apples and pears, and local fields produce tomatoes, bell peppers and cucumbers. Beekeepers tend about 118 honey bee colonies.

22 farms in Williamson County already sell straight to the public, about $345,000 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 Williamson County

Williamson County farms and homesteads keep 10,399 head of cattle, 721 sheep and 616 goats. Grass-fed beef sold by the quarter or half is a common way ranchers sell direct.

About 902 people run or help run farms in Williamson County, with an average age of 60. 31% of them are women. 82 are under 35 - the next generation of local growers. 9 farms earn money from agritourism - things like u-pick fields, pumpkin patches, farm stays and corn mazes.

Where Williamson County stands out: it ranks #14 of 94 IL counties for goats.