LEE COUNTY MARKET

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

🌽 From Vada, Lee 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 Lee County by the Numbers

Lee County has 127 farms on 29,469 acres (about 232 acres each). Together they sold $948,000 of farm products in 2022, led by hay & other field crops, cattle and vegetables.

Orchards and vineyards here grow grapes, and local fields produce tomatoes. Beekeepers tend about 22 honey bee colonies.

13 farms in Lee County already sell straight to the public, about $16,000 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 Lee County

Lee County farms and homesteads keep 950 head of cattle, 734 egg-laying hens and 183 horses and ponies. Grass-fed beef sold by the quarter or half is a common way ranchers sell direct.

About 239 people run or help run farms in Lee County, with an average age of 53. 45% of them are women. 39 are under 35 - the next generation of local growers.