ALLEN COUNTY MARKET

Allen County, Kansas Farmers Market — Buy & Sell Local Crops Near You

🌽 From Carlyle to and Savonburg, Allen County gardeners, small farms and home cooks post their extra harvest here for people nearby. Homemade jams, breads and honey are listed right next to fresh produce and seedlings. It's free to post, there's no cut taken, and local farm food carries no sales tax.

Farming in Allen County by the Numbers

Allen County has 468 farms on 249,954 acres (about 534 acres each). Together they sold $58.9 million of farm products in 2022, led by cattle, soybeans and corn.

Local fields produce garlic, cucumbers, lettuce and bell peppers. Beekeepers tend about 171 honey bee colonies.

13 farms in Allen County already sell straight to the public, about $38,000 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 Allen County

Livestock is part of daily life here: the 2022 farm census found 27,330 head of cattle, 335 goats and 317 egg-laying hens in Allen County. Grass-fed beef sold by the quarter or half is a common way ranchers sell direct.

About 749 people run or help run farms in Allen County, with an average age of 58. 34% of them are women. 67 are under 35 - the next generation of local growers. 5 farms earn money from agritourism - things like u-pick fields, pumpkin patches, farm stays and corn mazes.