HARLAN COUNTY MARKET

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

🌽 Harlan County has more backyard fruit trees and home gardens than anyone could eat from. Crop Market connects them with neighbors in Ages Brookside, Baxter and Closplint. Kentucky favorites like sweet corn and apples show up here when they're in season. It's free to post, there's no cut taken, and local farm food carries no sales tax.

Farming in Harlan County by the Numbers

Harlan County has 37 farms on 10,233 acres (about 277 acres each). Together they sold $577,000 of farm products in 2022, led by nursery & greenhouse plants, hay & other field crops and cattle.

Local fields produce sweet corn, cucumbers and sweet potatoes. Beekeepers tend about 31 honey bee colonies.

5 farms in Harlan County already sell straight to the public, about $38,000 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 Harlan County

Livestock is part of daily life here: the 2022 farm census found 128 egg-laying hens, 117 head of cattle and 56 goats in Harlan County. Fresh farm eggs are one of the easiest things to buy and sell locally.

About 79 people run or help run farms in Harlan County, with an average age of 58. 37% of them are women. 4 are under 35 - the next generation of local growers.