FRANKLIN COUNTY MARKET

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

🌽 Franklin County has more backyard fruit trees and home gardens than anyone could eat from. Crop Market connects them with neighbors in Bath, Brookville and New Trenton. Indiana favorites like tomatoes and melons show up here when they're in season. Posting an ad is free and sellers keep every dollar.

Farming in Franklin County by the Numbers

Franklin County has 683 farms on 144,173 acres (about 211 acres each). Together they sold $103 million of farm products in 2022, led by corn, soybeans and cattle.

Orchards and vineyards here grow apples, grapes and peaches. Beekeepers tend about 86 honey bee colonies.

27 farms in Franklin County already sell straight to the public, about $301,000 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 Franklin County

Out in the pastures and barnyards, Franklin County counts 14,062 hogs, 9,582 head of cattle and 1,215 egg-laying hens.

About 1,141 people run or help run farms in Franklin County, with an average age of 59. 29% of them are women. 70 are under 35 - the next generation of local growers.

Where Franklin County stands out: it ranks #8 of 90 IN counties for goats.