ELLIOTT COUNTY MARKET

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

🌽 Buy local in Elliott County: fruit, vegetables, honey, baked goods, plants and livestock from people in Burke, and Isonville. 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 Elliott County by the Numbers

Elliott County has 310 farms on 41,226 acres (about 133 acres each). Together they sold $3 million of farm products in 2022, led by cattle, hay & other field crops and vegetables.

Orchards and vineyards here grow apples, and local fields produce watermelons, sweet corn, cabbage and lettuce. Beekeepers tend about 28 honey bee colonies.

21 farms in Elliott County already sell straight to the public, about $34,000 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 Elliott County

Out in the pastures and barnyards, Elliott County counts 3,929 head of cattle, 1,179 egg-laying hens and 258 goats. Grass-fed beef sold by the quarter or half is a common way ranchers sell direct.

About 517 people run or help run farms in Elliott County, with an average age of 57. 35% of them are women. 37 are under 35 - the next generation of local growers.