BOLLINGER COUNTY MARKET

Bollinger County, Missouri Farmers Market — Buy & Sell Local Crops Near You

🌽 From Gipsy to Scopus, Bollinger County gardeners, small farms and home cooks post their extra harvest here for people nearby. Missouri favorites like black walnuts and peaches show up here when they're in season. Posting an ad is free and sellers keep every dollar.

Farming in Bollinger County by the Numbers

Bollinger County has 698 farms on 167,603 acres (about 240 acres each). Together they sold $31.4 million of farm products in 2022, led by cattle, soybeans and corn.

Beekeepers tend about 325 honey bee colonies.

21 farms in Bollinger County already sell straight to the public, about $118,000 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 Bollinger County

Bollinger County farms and homesteads keep 23,232 head of cattle, 1,663 egg-laying hens and 1,087 sheep. Grass-fed beef sold by the quarter or half is a common way ranchers sell direct.

About 1,252 people run or help run farms in Bollinger County, with an average age of 57. 36% of them are women. 131 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.

Where Bollinger County stands out: it ranks #9 of 109 MO counties for honey bee colonies.