KNOX COUNTY MARKET

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

🌽 From Artemus to Dewitt, Knox County gardeners, small farms and home cooks post their extra harvest here for people nearby. Kentucky favorites like sweet corn and apples show up here when they're in season. Listing is free and you keep 100% of every local sale.

Farming in Knox County by the Numbers

Knox County has 293 farms on 32,034 acres (about 109 acres each). Together they sold $2.7 million of farm products in 2022, led by hay & other field crops, cattle and vegetables.

Local fields produce pumpkins, green beans, tomatoes and sweet corn. Beekeepers tend about 308 honey bee colonies.

15 farms in Knox County already sell straight to the public, about $76,000 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 Knox County

Livestock is part of daily life here: the 2022 farm census found 3,356 head of cattle, 2,620 egg-laying hens and 369 horses and ponies in Knox County. Grass-fed beef sold by the quarter or half is a common way ranchers sell direct.

About 494 people run or help run farms in Knox County, with an average age of 58. 36% of them are women. 54 are under 35 - the next generation of local growers.

Where Knox County stands out: it ranks #23 of 111 KY counties for honey bee colonies.