NICHOLAS COUNTY MARKET

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

🌽 Looking for food grown in Nicholas County? Backyard growers and small farms around Carlisle, and Moorefield list it here. Kentucky favorites like tomatoes and sweet corn show up here when they're in season. Listing is free and you keep 100% of every local sale.

Farming in Nicholas County by the Numbers

Nicholas County has 467 farms on 76,674 acres (about 164 acres each). Together they sold $32 million of farm products in 2022, led by cattle, tobacco and corn.

Local fields produce green beans, tomatoes, sweet corn and bell peppers. Beekeepers tend about 124 honey bee colonies.

9 farms in Nicholas County already sell straight to the public, about $15,000 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 Nicholas County

Out in the pastures and barnyards, Nicholas County counts 33,839 egg-laying hens, 17,063 head of cattle and 1,069 horses and ponies. Fresh farm eggs are one of the easiest things to buy and sell locally.

About 795 people run or help run farms in Nicholas County, with an average age of 55. 35% of them are women. 94 are under 35 - the next generation of local growers. 2 farms earn money from agritourism - things like u-pick fields, pumpkin patches, farm stays and corn mazes.

Where Nicholas County stands out: it ranks #15 of 110 KY counties for egg-laying hens.