WILSON COUNTY MARKET

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

🌽 From Altoona to and New Albany, Wilson 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 Wilson County by the Numbers

Wilson County has 403 farms on 289,239 acres (about 718 acres each). Together they sold $67.5 million of farm products in 2022, led by corn, wheat and cattle.

Local fields produce squash, watermelons, cantaloupes and green beans. Beekeepers tend about 61 honey bee colonies.

16 farms in Wilson County already sell straight to the public, about $31,000 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 Wilson County

Wilson County farms and homesteads keep 23,679 head of cattle, 530 egg-laying hens and 474 goats. Grass-fed beef sold by the quarter or half is a common way ranchers sell direct.

About 719 people run or help run farms in Wilson County, with an average age of 58. 33% of them are women. 96 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.