MARTIN COUNTY MARKET

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

🌽 Crop Market is a free online farmers market where neighbors in Beauty, Davella and Laura buy and sell food they grew, baked or raised. Watch for local apples when it comes into season in Kentucky. Posting an ad is free and sellers keep every dollar.

Farming in Martin County by the Numbers

Martin County has 21 farms on 9,488 acres (about 452 acres each). Together they sold $168,000 of farm products in 2022, led by hay & other field crops and cattle.

Beekeepers tend about 10 honey bee colonies.

7 farms in Martin County already sell straight to the public, about $4,000 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 Martin County

Martin County farms and homesteads keep 335 egg-laying hens and 233 head of cattle. Fresh farm eggs are one of the easiest things to buy and sell locally.

About 28 people run or help run farms in Martin County, with an average age of 55. 3 are under 35 - the next generation of local growers.