CARROLL COUNTY MARKET

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

🌽 From Bringhurst to and Yeoman, Carroll 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. Listing is free and you keep 100% of every local sale.

Farming in Carroll County by the Numbers

Carroll County has 537 farms on 197,057 acres (about 367 acres each). Together they sold $299.9 million of farm products in 2022, led by corn, hogs and soybeans.

Orchards and vineyards here grow apples and pears, and local fields produce green beans, cantaloupes, tomatoes and bell peppers. Beekeepers tend about 59 honey bee colonies.

25 farms in Carroll County already sell straight to the public, about $278,000 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 Carroll County

Livestock is part of daily life here: the 2022 farm census found 266,861 hogs, 36,905 egg-laying hens and 12,355 head of cattle in Carroll County.

About 964 people run or help run farms in Carroll County, with an average age of 57. 31% of them are women. 94 are under 35 - the next generation of local growers.

Where Carroll County stands out: it ranks #10 of 78 IN counties for egg-laying hens and #19 of 92 IN counties for total farm sales.