MCCREARY COUNTY MARKET

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

🌽 This is the McCreary County page of Crop Market, a free online farmers market in Kentucky for Hollyhill, Marshes Siding and Strunk. Homemade jams, breads and honey are listed right next to fresh produce and seedlings. Posting an ad is free and sellers keep every dollar.

Farming in McCreary County by the Numbers

McCreary County has 171 farms on 17,956 acres (about 105 acres each). Together they sold $1.5 million of farm products in 2022, led by cattle, hay & other field crops and vegetables.

Orchards and vineyards here grow apples, and local fields produce sweet corn, green beans, green onions and potatoes. Beekeepers tend about 38 honey bee colonies.

5 farms in McCreary County already sell straight to the public, about $31,000 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 McCreary County

McCreary County farms and homesteads keep 2,467 head of cattle, 463 egg-laying hens and 260 goats. Grass-fed beef sold by the quarter or half is a common way ranchers sell direct.

About 296 people run or help run farms in McCreary County, with an average age of 58. 38% of them are women. 9 are under 35 - the next generation of local growers.