FRANKLIN COUNTY MARKET

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

🌽 Looking for food grown in Franklin County? Backyard growers and small farms around Lane, Ottawa and Richmond list it here. Homemade jams, breads and honey are listed right next to fresh produce and seedlings. Posting an ad is free and sellers keep every dollar.

Farming in Franklin County by the Numbers

Franklin County has 835 farms on 254,532 acres (about 305 acres each). Together they sold $126.2 million of farm products in 2022, led by cattle, soybeans and corn.

Local fields produce pumpkins, watermelons, green onions and onions. Beekeepers tend about 346 honey bee colonies.

46 farms in Franklin County already sell straight to the public, about $185,000 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 Franklin County

Livestock is part of daily life here: the 2022 farm census found 46,674 head of cattle, 11,480 hogs and 2,511 egg-laying hens in Franklin County. Grass-fed beef sold by the quarter or half is a common way ranchers sell direct.

About 1,475 people run or help run farms in Franklin County, with an average age of 60. 38% of them are women. 83 are under 35 - the next generation of local growers. 6 farms earn money from agritourism - things like u-pick fields, pumpkin patches, farm stays and corn mazes.

Where Franklin County stands out: it ranks #6 of 64 KS counties for honey bee colonies and #12 of 99 KS counties for egg-laying hens.