LAUREL COUNTY MARKET

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

🌽 Looking for food grown in Laurel County? Backyard growers and small farms around Keavy, Lily and and Symbol list it here. Kentucky favorites like tomatoes and sweet corn show up here when they're in season. Listing is free and you keep 100% of every local sale.

Farming in Laurel County by the Numbers

Laurel County has 871 farms on 79,761 acres (about 92 acres each). Together they sold $17 million of farm products in 2022, led by cattle, vegetables and hay & other field crops.

Local fields produce squash, bell peppers, sweet corn and green beans. Beekeepers tend about 398 honey bee colonies.

52 farms in Laurel County already sell straight to the public, about $1.4 million 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 Laurel County

Out in the pastures and barnyards, Laurel County counts 18,470 head of cattle, 3,071 egg-laying hens and 907 horses and ponies. Grass-fed beef sold by the quarter or half is a common way ranchers sell direct.

About 1,441 people run or help run farms in Laurel County, with an average age of 58. 35% of them are women. 117 are under 35 - the next generation of local growers. 5 farms earn money from agritourism - things like u-pick fields, pumpkin patches, farm stays and corn mazes.

Where Laurel County stands out: it ranks #3 of 113 KY counties for selling food straight to the public and #9 of 117 KY counties for goats.