LYON COUNTY MARKET

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

🌽 Lyon County has more backyard fruit trees and home gardens than anyone could eat from. Crop Market connects them with neighbors in Admire, Americus and Neosho Rapids. 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 Lyon County by the Numbers

Lyon County has 826 farms on 469,248 acres (about 568 acres each). Together they sold $159.6 million of farm products in 2022, led by cattle, soybeans and corn.

Orchards and vineyards here grow grapes and peaches, and local fields produce tomatoes, bell peppers, squash and chile peppers. Beekeepers tend about 34 honey bee colonies.

26 farms in Lyon County already sell straight to the public, about $102,000 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 Lyon County

Out in the pastures and barnyards, Lyon County counts 64,027 head of cattle, 2,507 sheep and 1,363 egg-laying hens. Grass-fed beef sold by the quarter or half is a common way ranchers sell direct.

About 1,480 people run or help run farms in Lyon County, with an average age of 57. 36% of them are women. 121 are under 35 - the next generation of local growers. 5 farms earn money from agritourism - things like u-pick fields, pumpkin patches, farm stays and corn mazes.

Where Lyon County stands out: it ranks #17 of 105 KS counties for number of farms.