WOLFE COUNTY MARKET

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

🌽 Looking for food grown in Wolfe County? Backyard growers and small farms around Flat, Pine Ridge and and Rogers list it here. 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 Wolfe County by the Numbers

Wolfe County has 243 farms on 37,779 acres (about 155 acres each). Together they sold $2.1 million of farm products in 2022, led by cattle, hay & other field crops and vegetables.

Local fields produce sweet corn, green beans, tomatoes and potatoes. Beekeepers tend about 134 honey bee colonies.

16 farms in Wolfe County already sell straight to the public, about $14,000 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 Wolfe County

Wolfe County farms and homesteads keep 2,527 head of cattle, 807 egg-laying hens and 292 horses and ponies. Grass-fed beef sold by the quarter or half is a common way ranchers sell direct.

About 429 people run or help run farms in Wolfe County, with an average age of 54. 38% of them are women. 56 are under 35 - the next generation of local growers. 1 farm earns money from agritourism - things like u-pick fields, pumpkin patches, farm stays and corn mazes.