MORTON COUNTY MARKET

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

🌽 Buy local in Morton County: fruit, vegetables, honey, baked goods, plants and livestock from people in Elkhart, Richfield and and Rolla. Fruit, vegetables, cottage foods, plants, seeds and farm gear are all welcome. Posting an ad is free and sellers keep every dollar.

Farming in Morton County by the Numbers

Morton County has 376 farms on 449,871 acres (about 1,196 acres each). Together they sold $166.6 million of farm products in 2022, led by corn, wheat and cotton.

Beekeepers tend about 3 honey bee colonies.

2 farms in Morton County already sell straight to the public. 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 Morton County

Livestock is part of daily life here: the 2022 farm census found 12,609 head of cattle, 259 egg-laying hens and 124 horses and ponies in Morton County. Grass-fed beef sold by the quarter or half is a common way ranchers sell direct.

About 784 people run or help run farms in Morton County, with an average age of 63. 39% of them are women. 45 are under 35 - the next generation of local growers. 17 farms earn money from agritourism - things like u-pick fields, pumpkin patches, farm stays and corn mazes.