THOMAS COUNTY MARKET

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

🌽 From Brewster to and Menlo, Thomas 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 Thomas County by the Numbers

Thomas County has 454 farms on 615,525 acres (about 1,356 acres each). Together they sold $289.1 million of farm products in 2022, led by corn, wheat and sorghum.

Beekeepers tend about 20 honey bee colonies.

10 farms in Thomas County already sell straight to the public, about $21,000 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 Thomas County

Thomas County farms and homesteads keep 51,580 head of cattle, 906 egg-laying hens and 305 horses and ponies. Grass-fed beef sold by the quarter or half is a common way ranchers sell direct.

About 839 people run or help run farms in Thomas County, with an average age of 59. 38% 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.