CHASE COUNTY MARKET

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

🌽 From Clements to and Strong City, Chase 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. Posting an ad is free and sellers keep every dollar.

Farming in Chase County by the Numbers

Chase County has 252 farms on 491,365 acres (about 1,950 acres each). Together they sold $135.1 million of farm products in 2022, led by cattle, corn and soybeans.

Orchards and vineyards here grow grapes.

12 farms in Chase County already sell straight to the public, about $675,000 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 Chase County

Chase County farms and homesteads keep 65,729 head of cattle, 581 horses and ponies and 72 egg-laying hens. Grass-fed beef sold by the quarter or half is a common way ranchers sell direct.

About 481 people run or help run farms in Chase County, with an average age of 60. 31% of them are women. 43 are under 35 - the next generation of local growers. 4 farms earn money from agritourism - things like u-pick fields, pumpkin patches, farm stays and corn mazes.

Where Chase County stands out: it ranks #11 of 76 KS counties for selling food straight to the public.