WARRICK COUNTY MARKET

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

🌽 From Boonville to and Tennyson, Warrick 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. Posting an ad is free and sellers keep every dollar.

Farming in Warrick County by the Numbers

Warrick County has 335 farms on 123,966 acres (about 370 acres each). Together they sold $103.7 million of farm products in 2022, led by corn, soybeans and cattle.

Local fields produce tomatoes. Beekeepers tend about 438 honey bee colonies.

18 farms in Warrick County already sell straight to the public, about $85,000 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 Warrick County

Out in the pastures and barnyards, Warrick County counts 4,429 head of cattle, 981 egg-laying hens and 393 horses and ponies. Grass-fed beef sold by the quarter or half is a common way ranchers sell direct.

About 620 people run or help run farms in Warrick County, with an average age of 57. 30% of them are women. 70 are under 35 - the next generation of local growers. 2 farms earn money from agritourism - things like u-pick fields, pumpkin patches, farm stays and corn mazes.

Where Warrick County stands out: it ranks #12 of 88 IN counties for honey bee colonies.