BREATHITT COUNTY MARKET

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

🌽 Looking for food grown in Breathitt County? Backyard growers and small farms around Bays, Canoe and Vancleve list it here. Watch for local apples when it comes into season in Kentucky. Listing is free and you keep 100% of every local sale.

Farming in Breathitt County by the Numbers

Breathitt County has 150 farms on 33,617 acres (about 224 acres each). Together they sold $1.4 million of farm products in 2022, led by cattle, vegetables and hay & other field crops.

Local fields produce sweet corn, tomatoes, pumpkins and sweet potatoes. Beekeepers tend about 174 honey bee colonies.

9 farms in Breathitt County already sell straight to the public, about $96,000 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 Breathitt County

Breathitt County farms and homesteads keep 1,026 head of cattle, 506 egg-laying hens and 198 goats. Grass-fed beef sold by the quarter or half is a common way ranchers sell direct.

About 222 people run or help run farms in Breathitt County, with an average age of 58. 33% of them are women. 28 are under 35 - the next generation of local growers.