Newton

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

🌽 From Brook to Mount Ayr, Newton County gardeners, small farms and home cooks post their extra harvest here for people nearby. Watch for local tomatoes when it comes into season in Indiana. Listing is free and you keep 100% of every local sale.

Farming in Newton County by the Numbers

Newton County has 372 farms on 189,934 acres (about 511 acres each). Together they sold $442.4 million of farm products in 2022, led by corn, soybeans and wheat.

Beekeepers tend about 8 honey bee colonies.

13 farms in Newton County already sell straight to the public, about $123,000 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 Newton County

Livestock is part of daily life here: the 2022 farm census found 55,694 hogs, 163 sheep and 114 horses and ponies in Newton County.

About 665 people run or help run farms in Newton County, with an average age of 59. 31% of them are women. 45 are under 35 - the next generation of local growers.

Where Newton County stands out: it ranks #6 of 92 IN counties for total farm sales.