PULASKI COUNTY MARKET

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

🌽 Looking for food grown in Pulaski County? Backyard growers and small farms around Alcalde, Bronston and Science Hill list it here. Watch for local apples when it comes into season in Kentucky. It's free to post, there's no cut taken, and local farm food carries no sales tax.

Farming in Pulaski County by the Numbers

Pulaski County has 1,600 farms on 200,962 acres (about 126 acres each). Together they sold $80.5 million of farm products in 2022, led by cattle, soybeans and corn.

Orchards and vineyards here grow pears, and local fields produce sweet corn, tomatoes, pumpkins and watermelons. Beekeepers tend about 357 honey bee colonies.

61 farms in Pulaski County already sell straight to the public, about $1.2 million 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 Pulaski County

Livestock is part of daily life here: the 2022 farm census found 63,502 head of cattle, 56,152 egg-laying hens and 2,711 sheep in Pulaski County. Grass-fed beef sold by the quarter or half is a common way ranchers sell direct.

About 2,699 people run or help run farms in Pulaski County, with an average age of 58. 35% of them are women. 214 are under 35 - the next generation of local growers. 11 farms earn money from agritourism - things like u-pick fields, pumpkin patches, farm stays and corn mazes.

Where Pulaski County stands out: it ranks #2 of 120 KY counties for number of farms and #4 of 113 KY counties for selling food straight to the public.