CAMDEN COUNTY MARKET

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

🌽 From Camdenton to Montreal, Camden County gardeners, small farms and home cooks post their extra harvest here for people nearby. Fruit, vegetables, cottage foods, plants, seeds and farm gear are all welcome. Posting an ad is free and sellers keep every dollar.

Farming in Camden County by the Numbers

Camden County has 533 farms on 147,003 acres (about 276 acres each). Together they sold $27.3 million of farm products in 2022, led by cattle, hogs and hay & other field crops.

Local fields produce bell peppers, squash, rhubarb and cucumbers. Beekeepers tend about 137 honey bee colonies.

24 farms in Camden County already sell straight to the public, about $370,000 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 Camden County

Camden County farms and homesteads keep 37,678 hogs, 22,982 head of cattle and 1,492 egg-laying hens.

About 982 people run or help run farms in Camden County, with an average age of 59. 37% of them are women. 94 are under 35 - the next generation of local growers. 9 farms earn money from agritourism - things like u-pick fields, pumpkin patches, farm stays and corn mazes.