ANDERSON COUNTY MARKET

Anderson County, Kentucky Farmers Market — Buy & Sell Local Crops Near You

🌽 Anderson County has more backyard fruit trees and home gardens than anyone could eat from. Crop Market connects them with neighbors in Lawrenceburg and the rest of Anderson County. Watch for local sweet corn when it comes into season in Kentucky. Listing is free and you keep 100% of every local sale.

Farming in Anderson County by the Numbers

Anderson County has 705 farms on 59,410 acres (about 84 acres each). Together they sold $13.4 million of farm products in 2022, led by cattle, hay & other field crops and dairy (milk).

Orchards and vineyards here grow grapes, apples and pears, and local fields produce pumpkins, tomatoes, squash and green beans. Beekeepers tend about 247 honey bee colonies.

60 farms in Anderson County already sell straight to the public, about $236,000 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 Anderson County

Anderson County farms and homesteads keep 11,143 head of cattle, 4,086 egg-laying hens and 920 horses and ponies. Grass-fed beef sold by the quarter or half is a common way ranchers sell direct.

About 1,295 people run or help run farms in Anderson County, with an average age of 55. 41% of them are women. 130 are under 35 - the next generation of local growers. 12 farms earn money from agritourism - things like u-pick fields, pumpkin patches, farm stays and corn mazes.