CASEY COUNTY MARKET

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

🌽 Looking for food grown in Casey County? Backyard growers and small farms around Bethelridge, Dunnville and and Yosemite list it here. Watch for local tomatoes when it comes into season in Kentucky. Listing is free and you keep 100% of every local sale.

Farming in Casey County by the Numbers

Casey County has 975 farms on 188,753 acres (about 194 acres each). Together they sold $48.4 million of farm products in 2022, led by cattle, corn and dairy (milk).

Orchards and vineyards here grow apples, pears and peaches, and local fields produce cantaloupes, potatoes, sweet corn and watermelons. Beekeepers tend about 284 honey bee colonies.

29 farms in Casey County already sell straight to the public, about $157,000 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 Casey County

Livestock is part of daily life here: the 2022 farm census found 53,823 egg-laying hens, 39,365 head of cattle and 1,132 sheep in Casey County. Fresh farm eggs are one of the easiest things to buy and sell locally.

About 1,682 people run or help run farms in Casey County, with an average age of 56. 34% of them are women. 176 are under 35 - the next generation of local growers.

Where Casey County stands out: it ranks #12 of 110 KY counties for egg-laying hens and #19 of 120 KY counties for number of farms.