RUSSELL COUNTY MARKET

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

🌽 From Bunker Hill to Paradise, Russell County gardeners, small farms and home cooks post their extra harvest here for people nearby. Kansas favorites like pumpkins and honey show up here when they're in season. Posting an ad is free and sellers keep every dollar.

Farming in Russell County by the Numbers

Russell County has 510 farms on 432,200 acres (about 847 acres each). Together they sold $66.8 million of farm products in 2022, led by wheat, cattle and sorghum.

Local fields produce pumpkins.

4 farms in Russell County already sell straight to the public, about $18,000 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 Russell County

Out in the pastures and barnyards, Russell County counts 27,266 head of cattle, 260 hogs and 246 egg-laying hens. Grass-fed beef sold by the quarter or half is a common way ranchers sell direct.

About 962 people run or help run farms in Russell County, with an average age of 60. 38% of them are women. 81 are under 35 - the next generation of local growers. 9 farms earn money from agritourism - things like u-pick fields, pumpkin patches, farm stays and corn mazes.