GREENWOOD COUNTY MARKET

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

🌽 From Climax to Neal, Greenwood 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 Greenwood County by the Numbers

Greenwood County has 489 farms on 674,590 acres (about 1,380 acres each). Together they sold $162.5 million of farm products in 2022, led by cattle, soybeans and corn.

Beekeepers tend about 86 honey bee colonies.

10 farms in Greenwood County already sell straight to the public, about $104,000 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 Greenwood County

Greenwood County farms and homesteads keep 99,913 head of cattle, 2,641 horses and ponies and 1,231 sheep. Grass-fed beef sold by the quarter or half is a common way ranchers sell direct.

About 851 people run or help run farms in Greenwood County, with an average age of 61. 33% of them are women. 33 are under 35 - the next generation of local growers. 7 farms earn money from agritourism - things like u-pick fields, pumpkin patches, farm stays and corn mazes.