SMITH COUNTY MARKET

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

🌽 Buy local in Smith County: fruit, vegetables, honey, baked goods, plants and livestock from people in Athol, Bellaire and and Smith Center. Fruit, vegetables, cottage foods, plants, seeds and farm gear are all welcome. It's free to post, there's no cut taken, and local farm food carries no sales tax.

Farming in Smith County by the Numbers

Smith County has 447 farms on 551,930 acres (about 1,235 acres each). Together they sold $193.8 million of farm products in 2022, led by cattle, corn and wheat.

14 farms in Smith County already sell straight to the public, about $94,000 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 Smith County

Smith County farms and homesteads keep 42,326 head of cattle, 3,032 sheep and 1,101 egg-laying hens. Grass-fed beef sold by the quarter or half is a common way ranchers sell direct.

About 801 people run or help run farms in Smith County, with an average age of 58. 31% of them are women. 94 are under 35 - the next generation of local growers. 2 farms earn money from agritourism - things like u-pick fields, pumpkin patches, farm stays and corn mazes.