BROWN COUNTY MARKET

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

🌽 From Everest to Powhattan, Brown County gardeners, small farms and home cooks post their extra harvest here for people nearby. Fruit, vegetables, cottage foods, plants, seeds and farm gear are all welcome. Listing is free and you keep 100% of every local sale.

Farming in Brown County by the Numbers

Brown County has 475 farms on 340,917 acres (about 718 acres each). Together they sold $269.2 million of farm products in 2022, led by corn, soybeans and cattle.

Beekeepers tend about 42 honey bee colonies.

16 farms in Brown County already sell straight to the public, about $44,000 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 Brown County

Brown County farms and homesteads keep 22,791 head of cattle, 10,427 hogs and 1,412 sheep. Grass-fed beef sold by the quarter or half is a common way ranchers sell direct.

About 824 people run or help run farms in Brown County, with an average age of 58. 31% of them are women. 75 are under 35 - the next generation of local growers.