TODD COUNTY MARKET

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

🌽 Looking for food grown in Todd County? Backyard growers and small farms around Allensville, Elkton and and Trenton list it here. Kentucky favorites like tomatoes and sweet corn show up here when they're in season. Posting an ad is free and sellers keep every dollar.

Farming in Todd County by the Numbers

Todd County has 551 farms on 187,183 acres (about 340 acres each). Together they sold $224.5 million of farm products in 2022, led by poultry & eggs, corn and soybeans.

Local fields produce watermelons, cantaloupes, pumpkins and potatoes. Beekeepers tend about 84 honey bee colonies.

22 farms in Todd County already sell straight to the public, about $300,000 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 Todd County

Out in the pastures and barnyards, Todd County counts 2,266,614 egg-laying hens, 24,564 hogs and 19,568 head of cattle. Fresh farm eggs are one of the easiest things to buy and sell locally.

About 948 people run or help run farms in Todd County, with an average age of 53. 31% of them are women. 152 are under 35 - the next generation of local growers. 3 farms earn money from agritourism - things like u-pick fields, pumpkin patches, farm stays and corn mazes.

Where Todd County stands out: it ranks #1 of 110 KY counties for egg-laying hens and #10 of 120 KY counties for total farm sales.