GRAYSON COUNTY MARKET

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

🌽 Looking for food grown in Grayson County? Backyard growers and small farms around Big Clifty, Caneyville and and Wax list it here. Homemade jams, breads and honey are listed right next to fresh produce and seedlings. Listing is free and you keep 100% of every local sale.

Farming in Grayson County by the Numbers

Grayson County has 1,283 farms on 232,159 acres (about 181 acres each). Together they sold $82.7 million of farm products in 2022, led by poultry & eggs, cattle and soybeans.

Orchards and vineyards here grow grapes, apples and pears, and local fields produce potatoes, tomatoes, watermelons and onions. Beekeepers tend about 128 honey bee colonies.

36 farms in Grayson County already sell straight to the public, about $215,000 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 Grayson County

Grayson County farms and homesteads keep 97,882 egg-laying hens, 43,200 head of cattle and 1,006 horses and ponies. Fresh farm eggs are one of the easiest things to buy and sell locally.

About 2,140 people run or help run farms in Grayson County, with an average age of 58. 33% of them are women. 213 are under 35 - the next generation of local growers. 10 farms earn money from agritourism - things like u-pick fields, pumpkin patches, farm stays and corn mazes.

Where Grayson County stands out: it ranks #6 of 120 KY counties for number of farms and #8 of 110 KY counties for egg-laying hens.