RENO COUNTY MARKET

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

🌽 From Abbyville to Langdon, Reno 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. Listing is free and you keep 100% of every local sale.

Farming in Reno County by the Numbers

Reno County has 1,543 farms on 779,043 acres (about 505 acres each). Together they sold $399.4 million of farm products in 2022, led by cattle, wheat and corn.

Orchards and vineyards here grow peaches, apples and sweet cherries, and local fields produce tomatoes, potatoes, sweet potatoes and okra. Beekeepers tend about 64 honey bee colonies.

37 farms in Reno County already sell straight to the public, about $1.2 million 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 Reno County

Out in the pastures and barnyards, Reno County counts 79,572 head of cattle, 5,064 hogs and 4,058 egg-laying hens. Grass-fed beef sold by the quarter or half is a common way ranchers sell direct.

About 2,830 people run or help run farms in Reno County, with an average age of 57. 35% of them are women. 370 are under 35 - the next generation of local growers. 19 farms earn money from agritourism - things like u-pick fields, pumpkin patches, farm stays and corn mazes.

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