RUSSELL COUNTY MARKET

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

🌽 From Jamestown, Russell County gardeners, small farms and home cooks post their extra harvest here for people nearby. Homemade jams, breads and honey are listed right next to fresh produce and seedlings. Listing is free and you keep 100% of every local sale.

Farming in Russell County by the Numbers

Russell County has 639 farms on 99,006 acres (about 155 acres each). Together they sold $54.9 million of farm products in 2022, led by cattle, soybeans and dairy (milk).

Local fields produce tomatoes, green beans, cucumbers and spinach. Beekeepers tend about 44 honey bee colonies.

12 farms in Russell County already sell straight to the public, about $31,000 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 Russell County

Out in the pastures and barnyards, Russell County counts 30,427 head of cattle, 1,340 egg-laying hens and 978 sheep. Grass-fed beef sold by the quarter or half is a common way ranchers sell direct.

About 1,067 people run or help run farms in Russell County, with an average age of 57. 32% of them are women. 146 are under 35 - the next generation of local growers. 6 farms earn money from agritourism - things like u-pick fields, pumpkin patches, farm stays and corn mazes.