MARION COUNTY MARKET

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

🌽 Marion County has more backyard fruit trees and home gardens than anyone could eat from. Crop Market connects them with neighbors in Bradfordsville, Gravel Switch and and Saint Francis. Watch for local sweet corn when it comes into season in Kentucky. It's free to post, there's no cut taken, and local farm food carries no sales tax.

Farming in Marion County by the Numbers

Marion County has 955 farms on 168,205 acres (about 176 acres each). Together they sold $81.6 million of farm products in 2022, led by cattle, corn and soybeans.

Orchards and vineyards here grow apples, and local fields produce tomatoes, squash, cucumbers and watermelons. Beekeepers tend about 165 honey bee colonies.

17 farms in Marion County already sell straight to the public, about $69,000 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 Marion County

Out in the pastures and barnyards, Marion County counts 43,324 head of cattle, 864 egg-laying hens and 706 sheep. Grass-fed beef sold by the quarter or half is a common way ranchers sell direct.

About 1,616 people run or help run farms in Marion County, with an average age of 58. 30% of them are women. 142 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 Marion County stands out: it ranks #21 of 120 KY counties for number of farms.