PERRY COUNTY MARKET

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

🌽 Perry County has more backyard fruit trees and home gardens than anyone could eat from. Crop Market connects them with neighbors in Ary, Blue Diamond and Combs. Fruit, vegetables, cottage foods, plants, seeds and farm gear are all welcome. Listing is free and you keep 100% of every local sale.

Farming in Perry County by the Numbers

Perry County has 53 farms on 13,549 acres (about 256 acres each). Together they sold $730,000 of farm products in 2022, led by vegetables, sheep & goats and cattle.

Orchards and vineyards here grow peaches and apples, and local fields produce tomatoes, sweet corn, cabbage and sweet potatoes. Beekeepers tend about 64 honey bee colonies.

7 farms in Perry County already sell straight to the public, about $5,000 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 Perry County

Out in the pastures and barnyards, Perry County counts 404 egg-laying hens, 138 head of cattle and 94 sheep. Fresh farm eggs are one of the easiest things to buy and sell locally.

About 96 people run or help run farms in Perry County, with an average age of 52. 40% of them are women. 11 are under 35 - the next generation of local growers.