SCOTT COUNTY MARKET

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

🌽 From Austin to and Scottsburg, Scott County gardeners, small farms and home cooks post their extra harvest here for people nearby. Watch for local popcorn when it comes into season in Indiana. Posting an ad is free and sellers keep every dollar.

Farming in Scott County by the Numbers

Scott County has 283 farms on 45,293 acres (about 160 acres each). Together they sold $28.1 million of farm products in 2022, led by corn, hay & other field crops and cattle.

Orchards and vineyards here grow pecans and pawpaws, and local fields produce lettuce. Beekeepers tend about 101 honey bee colonies.

22 farms in Scott County already sell straight to the public, about $110,000 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 Scott County

Out in the pastures and barnyards, Scott County counts 2,004 head of cattle, 862 egg-laying hens and 811 goats. Grass-fed beef sold by the quarter or half is a common way ranchers sell direct.

About 486 people run or help run farms in Scott County, with an average age of 60. 37% of them are women. 40 are under 35 - the next generation of local growers. 6 farms earn money from agritourism - things like u-pick fields, pumpkin patches, farm stays and corn mazes.

Where Scott County stands out: it ranks #15 of 90 IN counties for goats.