LYON COUNTY MARKET

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

🌽 This is the Lyon County page of Crop Market, a free online farmers market in Kentucky for Eddyville, and Kuttawa. Fruit, vegetables, cottage foods, plants, seeds and farm gear are all welcome. Posting an ad is free and sellers keep every dollar.

Farming in Lyon County by the Numbers

Lyon County has 158 farms on 35,222 acres (about 223 acres each). Together they sold $11.3 million of farm products in 2022, led by soybeans, cattle and hay & other field crops.

Local fields produce watermelons. Beekeepers tend about 24 honey bee colonies.

3 farms in Lyon County already sell straight to the public. 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 Lyon County

Out in the pastures and barnyards, Lyon County counts 3,580 head of cattle, 376 egg-laying hens and 341 goats. Grass-fed beef sold by the quarter or half is a common way ranchers sell direct.

About 265 people run or help run farms in Lyon County, with an average age of 59. 37% of them are women. 23 are under 35 - the next generation of local growers.