EDMONSON COUNTY MARKET

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

🌽 Looking for food grown in Edmonson County? Backyard growers and small farms around Bee Spring, Kyrock and and Reedyville list it here. 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 Edmonson County by the Numbers

Edmonson County has 552 farms on 86,574 acres (about 157 acres each). Together they sold $59.4 million of farm products in 2022, led by cattle, soybeans and poultry & eggs.

Local fields produce tomatoes, watermelons, pumpkins and green beans. Beekeepers tend about 287 honey bee colonies.

14 farms in Edmonson County already sell straight to the public, about $92,000 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 Edmonson County

Out in the pastures and barnyards, Edmonson County counts 137,265 egg-laying hens, 16,832 head of cattle and 505 goats. Fresh farm eggs are one of the easiest things to buy and sell locally.

About 951 people run or help run farms in Edmonson County, with an average age of 56. 35% of them are women. 106 are under 35 - the next generation of local growers. 3 farms earn money from agritourism - things like u-pick fields, pumpkin patches, farm stays and corn mazes.

Where Edmonson County stands out: it ranks #5 of 110 KY counties for egg-laying hens.