MARSHALL COUNTY MARKET

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

🌽 From Benton to and Hardin, Marshall County gardeners, small farms and home cooks post their extra harvest here for people nearby. Kentucky favorites like sweet corn and apples show up here when they're in season. Posting an ad is free and sellers keep every dollar.

Farming in Marshall County by the Numbers

Marshall County has 787 farms on 89,160 acres (about 113 acres each). Together they sold $82.9 million of farm products in 2022, led by poultry & eggs, cattle and corn.

Orchards and vineyards here grow persimmons and pawpaws, and local fields produce pumpkins, tomatoes, okra and bell peppers. Beekeepers tend about 206 honey bee colonies.

27 farms in Marshall County already sell straight to the public, about $141,000 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 Marshall County

Marshall County farms and homesteads keep 14,523 head of cattle, 1,708 egg-laying hens and 716 horses and ponies. Grass-fed beef sold by the quarter or half is a common way ranchers sell direct.

About 1,281 people run or help run farms in Marshall County, with an average age of 61. 34% of them are women. 73 are under 35 - the next generation of local growers. 8 farms earn money from agritourism - things like u-pick fields, pumpkin patches, farm stays and corn mazes.