KNOX COUNTY MARKET

Knox County, Maine Farmers Market — Buy & Sell Local Crops Near You

🌽 From Camden to Matinicus, Knox County gardeners, small farms and home cooks post their extra harvest here for people nearby. Maine favorites like maple syrup and blueberries show up here when they're in season. It's free to post, there's no cut taken, and local farm food carries no sales tax.

Farming in Knox County by the Numbers

Knox County has 271 farms on 24,233 acres (about 89 acres each). Together they sold $11.4 million of farm products in 2022, led by fruit & nuts, poultry & eggs and hay & other field crops.

Orchards and vineyards here grow apples and grapes, and local fields produce squash, pumpkins, lettuce and potatoes. Beekeepers tend about 104 honey bee colonies.

86 farms in Knox County already sell straight to the public, about $1 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 Knox County

Livestock is part of daily life here: the 2022 farm census found 1,644 egg-laying hens, 685 head of cattle and 679 sheep in Knox County. Fresh farm eggs are one of the easiest things to buy and sell locally.

About 463 people run or help run farms in Knox County, with an average age of 60. 47% of them are women. 42 are under 35 - the next generation of local growers. 7 farms earn money from agritourism - things like u-pick fields, pumpkin patches, farm stays and corn mazes.