HUNTINGTON COUNTY MARKET

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

🌽 Crop Market is a free online farmers market where neighbors in Andrews, Huntington and and Warren buy and sell food they grew, baked or raised. Watch for local sweet corn when it comes into season in Indiana. It's free to post, there's no cut taken, and local farm food carries no sales tax.

Farming in Huntington County by the Numbers

Huntington County has 643 farms on 219,609 acres (about 342 acres each). Together they sold $303 million of farm products in 2022, led by corn, soybeans and dairy (milk).

Local fields produce sweet corn and pumpkins. Beekeepers tend about 231 honey bee colonies.

14 farms in Huntington County already sell straight to the public, about $37,000 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 Huntington County

Out in the pastures and barnyards, Huntington County counts 647,493 egg-laying hens, 68,712 hogs and 11,839 head of cattle. Fresh farm eggs are one of the easiest things to buy and sell locally.

About 1,117 people run or help run farms in Huntington County, with an average age of 57. 29% of them are women. 117 are under 35 - the next generation of local growers.

Where Huntington County stands out: it ranks #4 of 78 IN counties for egg-laying hens and #18 of 92 IN counties for total farm sales.