WALLACE COUNTY MARKET

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

🌽 Buy local in Wallace County: fruit, vegetables, honey, baked goods, plants and livestock from people in Sharon Springs, Wallace and and Weskan. 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 Wallace County by the Numbers

Wallace County has 285 farms on 557,058 acres (about 1,955 acres each). Together they sold $115.4 million of farm products in 2022, led by corn, wheat and sorghum.

6 farms in Wallace County already sell straight to the public, about $39,000 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 Wallace County

Out in the pastures and barnyards, Wallace County counts 20,614 head of cattle, 734 goats and 332 sheep. Grass-fed beef sold by the quarter or half is a common way ranchers sell direct.

About 516 people run or help run farms in Wallace County, with an average age of 57. 35% of them are women. 76 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.