STEVENS COUNTY MARKET

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

🌽 From Hugoton, Stevens 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. It's free to post, there's no cut taken, and local farm food carries no sales tax.

Farming in Stevens County by the Numbers

Stevens County has 410 farms on 460,825 acres (about 1,124 acres each). Together they sold $400.9 million of farm products in 2022, led by corn, wheat and sorghum.

2 farms in Stevens 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 Stevens County

Livestock is part of daily life here: the 2022 farm census found 46,442 head of cattle, 476 egg-laying hens and 231 horses and ponies in Stevens County. Grass-fed beef sold by the quarter or half is a common way ranchers sell direct.

About 771 people run or help run farms in Stevens County, with an average age of 63. 35% of them are women. 26 are under 35 - the next generation of local growers. 1 farm earns money from agritourism - things like u-pick fields, pumpkin patches, farm stays and corn mazes.

Where Stevens County stands out: it ranks #11 of 105 KS counties for total farm sales.