COFFEY COUNTY MARKET

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

🌽 From Gridley to and Waverly, Coffey 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 Coffey County by the Numbers

Coffey County has 644 farms on 314,123 acres (about 488 acres each). Together they sold $85.7 million of farm products in 2022, led by cattle, soybeans and corn.

Local fields produce green onions, tomatoes and potatoes. Beekeepers tend about 126 honey bee colonies.

11 farms in Coffey County already sell straight to the public, about $12,000 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 Coffey County

Livestock is part of daily life here: the 2022 farm census found 26,008 head of cattle, 1,046 goats and 792 egg-laying hens in Coffey County. Grass-fed beef sold by the quarter or half is a common way ranchers sell direct.

About 1,232 people run or help run farms in Coffey County, with an average age of 58. 38% of them are women. 93 are under 35 - the next generation of local growers. 8 farms earn money from agritourism - things like u-pick fields, pumpkin patches, farm stays and corn mazes.

Where Coffey County stands out: it ranks #16 of 91 KS counties for goats.