HENDERSON COUNTY MARKET

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

🌽 From Corydon to and Spottsville, Henderson County gardeners, small farms and home cooks post their extra harvest here for people nearby. Kentucky favorites like sorghum syrup and tomatoes 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 Henderson County by the Numbers

Henderson County has 438 farms on 180,679 acres (about 413 acres each). Together they sold $149.1 million of farm products in 2022, led by corn, soybeans and cattle.

Orchards and vineyards here grow peaches, grapes and apples, and local fields produce sweet corn, bell peppers and tomatoes. Beekeepers tend about 45 honey bee colonies.

18 farms in Henderson 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 Henderson County

Henderson County farms and homesteads keep 5,309 head of cattle, 451 horses and ponies and 415 egg-laying hens. Grass-fed beef sold by the quarter or half is a common way ranchers sell direct.

About 803 people run or help run farms in Henderson County, with an average age of 60. 36% of them are women. 53 are under 35 - the next generation of local growers. 14 farms earn money from agritourism - things like u-pick fields, pumpkin patches, farm stays and corn mazes.

Where Henderson County stands out: it ranks #17 of 120 KY counties for total farm sales.