MADISON COUNTY MARKET

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

🌽 From Anderson to Ingalls, Madison County gardeners, small farms and home cooks post their extra harvest here for people nearby. Indiana favorites like popcorn and sweet corn show up here when they're in season. Listing is free and you keep 100% of every local sale.

Farming in Madison County by the Numbers

Madison County has 682 farms on 196,215 acres (about 288 acres each). Together they sold $206.1 million of farm products in 2022, led by corn, soybeans and nursery & greenhouse plants.

Local fields produce tomatoes, asparagus, chile peppers and lettuce. Beekeepers tend about 241 honey bee colonies.

45 farms in Madison County already sell straight to the public, about $586,000 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 Madison County

Out in the pastures and barnyards, Madison County counts 2,837 head of cattle, 1,911 egg-laying hens and 1,221 hogs. Grass-fed beef sold by the quarter or half is a common way ranchers sell direct.

About 1,161 people run or help run farms in Madison County, with an average age of 58. 33% of them are women. 102 are under 35 - the next generation of local growers. 3 farms earn money from agritourism - things like u-pick fields, pumpkin patches, farm stays and corn mazes.