WASHINGTON COUNTY MARKET

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

🌽 Washington County has more backyard fruit trees and home gardens than anyone could eat from. Crop Market connects them with neighbors in Mackville, Maud and and Willisburg. Fruit, vegetables, cottage foods, plants, seeds and farm gear are all welcome. It's free to post, there's no cut taken, and local farm food carries no sales tax.

Farming in Washington County by the Numbers

Washington County has 998 farms on 148,205 acres (about 149 acres each). Together they sold $47.1 million of farm products in 2022, led by cattle, corn and soybeans.

Orchards and vineyards here grow pears, peaches and apples, and local fields produce pumpkins, sweet corn, tomatoes and bell peppers. Beekeepers tend about 157 honey bee colonies.

25 farms in Washington County already sell straight to the public, about $38,000 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 Washington County

Out in the pastures and barnyards, Washington County counts 39,818 head of cattle, 1,659 egg-laying hens and 1,242 sheep. Grass-fed beef sold by the quarter or half is a common way ranchers sell direct.

About 1,716 people run or help run farms in Washington County, with an average age of 57. 31% of them are women. 148 are under 35 - the next generation of local growers. 24 farms earn money from agritourism - things like u-pick fields, pumpkin patches, farm stays and corn mazes.

Where Washington County stands out: it ranks #16 of 120 KY counties for number of farms.