RILEY COUNTY MARKET

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

🌽 Buy local in Riley County: fruit, vegetables, honey, baked goods, plants and livestock from people in Manhattan, Fort Riley and and Riley. 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 Riley County by the Numbers

Riley County has 424 farms on 209,517 acres (about 494 acres each). Together they sold $67 million of farm products in 2022, led by cattle, corn and soybeans.

Orchards and vineyards here grow apples, grapes and pecans, and local fields produce watermelons. Beekeepers tend about 196 honey bee colonies.

22 farms in Riley County already sell straight to the public, about $148,000 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 Riley County

Riley County farms and homesteads keep 23,641 head of cattle, 1,310 egg-laying hens and 865 sheep. Grass-fed beef sold by the quarter or half is a common way ranchers sell direct.

About 773 people run or help run farms in Riley County, with an average age of 58. 36% of them are women. 56 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 Riley County stands out: it ranks #13 of 64 KS counties for honey bee colonies.