MCPHERSON COUNTY MARKET

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

🌽 Crop Market is a free online farmers market where neighbors in Canton, Conway and Marquette buy and sell food they grew, baked or raised. 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 McPherson County by the Numbers

McPherson County has 1,048 farms on 571,571 acres (about 545 acres each). Together they sold $312.1 million of farm products in 2022, led by cattle, wheat and corn.

Local fields produce sweet corn. Beekeepers tend about 80 honey bee colonies.

32 farms in McPherson County already sell straight to the public, about $95,000 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 McPherson County

McPherson County farms and homesteads keep 131,180 egg-laying hens, 52,445 head of cattle and 36,626 hogs. Fresh farm eggs are one of the easiest things to buy and sell locally.

About 1,855 people run or help run farms in McPherson County, with an average age of 56. 32% of them are women. 229 are under 35 - the next generation of local growers. 14 farms earn money from agritourism - things like u-pick fields, pumpkin patches, farm stays and corn mazes.

Where McPherson County stands out: it ranks #1 of 99 KS counties for egg-laying hens and #5 of 105 KS counties for number of farms.