MUHLENBERG COUNTY MARKET

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

🌽 Buy local in Muhlenberg County: fruit, vegetables, honey, baked goods, plants and livestock from people in Beech Creek, Beechmont and Central City. Watch for local apples when it comes into season in Kentucky. Posting an ad is free and sellers keep every dollar.

Farming in Muhlenberg County by the Numbers

Muhlenberg County has 583 farms on 129,431 acres (about 222 acres each). Together they sold $149 million of farm products in 2022, led by poultry & eggs, hogs and soybeans.

Local fields produce sweet corn, pumpkins and tomatoes. Beekeepers tend about 108 honey bee colonies.

16 farms in Muhlenberg County already sell straight to the public, about $631,000 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 Muhlenberg County

Out in the pastures and barnyards, Muhlenberg County counts 50,011 hogs, 12,461 head of cattle and 915 horses and ponies.

About 992 people run or help run farms in Muhlenberg County, with an average age of 59. 31% of them are women. 78 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 Muhlenberg County stands out: it ranks #9 of 113 KY counties for selling food straight to the public and #18 of 120 KY counties for total farm sales.