POWELL COUNTY MARKET

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

🌽 Buy local in Powell County: fruit, vegetables, honey, baked goods, plants and livestock from people in Patsey, Slade and and Westbend. 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 Powell County by the Numbers

Powell County has 165 farms on 26,880 acres (about 163 acres each). Together they sold $5.2 million of farm products in 2022, led by soybeans, cattle and hay & other field crops.

Local fields produce tomatoes, cucumbers and cabbage. Beekeepers tend about 52 honey bee colonies.

5 farms in Powell County already sell straight to the public, about $1,000 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 Powell County

Out in the pastures and barnyards, Powell County counts 2,434 head of cattle, 573 egg-laying hens and 197 horses and ponies. Grass-fed beef sold by the quarter or half is a common way ranchers sell direct.

About 274 people run or help run farms in Powell County, with an average age of 60. 39% of them are women. 11 are under 35 - the next generation of local growers.