LESLIE COUNTY MARKET

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

🌽 Leslie County has more backyard fruit trees and home gardens than anyone could eat from. Crop Market connects them with neighbors in Asher, Bear Branch and Dryhill. Homemade jams, breads and honey are listed right next to fresh produce and seedlings. Listing is free and you keep 100% of every local sale.

Farming in Leslie County by the Numbers

Leslie County has 23 farms on 26,893 acres (about 1,169 acres each). Together they sold $199,000 of farm products in 2022, led by vegetables and hay & other field crops.

Local fields produce potatoes, sweet corn, tomatoes and cabbage. Beekeepers tend about 42 honey bee colonies.

Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, 2022 Census of Agriculture.

Farm Life in Leslie County

Livestock is part of daily life here: the 2022 farm census found 502 egg-laying hens, 82 head of cattle and 27 goats in Leslie County. Fresh farm eggs are one of the easiest things to buy and sell locally.

About 38 people run or help run farms in Leslie County, with an average age of 65. 45% of them are women.