MCLEAN COUNTY MARKET

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

🌽 This is the McLean County page of Crop Market, a free online farmers market in Kentucky for Calhoun, Island and and Sacramento. Kentucky favorites like sorghum syrup and tomatoes show up here when they're in season. Listing is free and you keep 100% of every local sale.

Farming in McLean County by the Numbers

McLean County has 346 farms on 113,120 acres (about 327 acres each). Together they sold $282 million of farm products in 2022, led by poultry & eggs, soybeans and corn.

Orchards and vineyards here grow apples, grapes and walnuts.

7 farms in McLean County already sell straight to the public, about $14,000 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 McLean County

Out in the pastures and barnyards, McLean County counts 128,915 egg-laying hens, 127,500 turkeys and 3,837 head of cattle. Fresh farm eggs are one of the easiest things to buy and sell locally.

About 588 people run or help run farms in McLean County, with an average age of 56. 28% of them are women. 67 are under 35 - the next generation of local growers. 3 farms earn money from agritourism - things like u-pick fields, pumpkin patches, farm stays and corn mazes.

Where McLean County stands out: it ranks #4 of 120 KY counties for total farm sales and #6 of 110 KY counties for egg-laying hens.