CLAY COUNTY MARKET

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

🌽 Buy local in Clay County: fruit, vegetables, honey, baked goods, plants and livestock from people in Big Creek, Bright Shade and and Sextons Creek. 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 Clay County by the Numbers

Clay County has 178 farms on 38,581 acres (about 217 acres each). Together they sold $3.7 million of farm products in 2022, led by hay & other field crops, cattle and vegetables.

Orchards and vineyards here grow apples, and local fields produce sweet corn, tomatoes, potatoes and green beans. Beekeepers tend about 136 honey bee colonies.

19 farms in Clay County already sell straight to the public, about $381,000 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 Clay County

Clay County farms and homesteads keep 1,911 head of cattle, 1,123 egg-laying hens and 172 sheep. Grass-fed beef sold by the quarter or half is a common way ranchers sell direct.

About 290 people run or help run farms in Clay County, with an average age of 58. 38% of them are women. 19 are under 35 - the next generation of local growers. 7 farms earn money from agritourism - things like u-pick fields, pumpkin patches, farm stays and corn mazes.

Where Clay County stands out: it ranks #15 of 113 KY counties for selling food straight to the public.