ALLEN COUNTY MARKET

Allen County, Indiana Farmers Market — Buy & Sell Local Crops Near You

🌽 Buy local in Allen County: fruit, vegetables, honey, baked goods, plants and livestock from people in Fort Wayne, Grabill and Leo. Indiana favorites like melons and popcorn show up here when they're in season. Posting an ad is free and sellers keep every dollar.

Farming in Allen County by the Numbers

Allen County has 1,497 farms on 329,722 acres (about 220 acres each). Together they sold $310.5 million of farm products in 2022, led by corn, soybeans and hogs.

Orchards and vineyards here grow apples, pears and persimmons, and local fields produce pumpkins, sweet corn, green beans and tomatoes. Beekeepers tend about 789 honey bee colonies.

66 farms in Allen County already sell straight to the public, about $2.1 million 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 Allen County

Out in the pastures and barnyards, Allen County counts 63,498 egg-laying hens, 41,592 hogs and 16,490 head of cattle. Fresh farm eggs are one of the easiest things to buy and sell locally.

About 2,546 people run or help run farms in Allen County, with an average age of 57. 31% of them are women. 277 are under 35 - the next generation of local growers. 11 farms earn money from agritourism - things like u-pick fields, pumpkin patches, farm stays and corn mazes.

Where Allen County stands out: it ranks #2 of 88 IN counties for honey bee colonies and #3 of 92 IN counties for number of farms.