LEWIS COUNTY MARKET

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

🌽 Lewis County has more backyard fruit trees and home gardens than anyone could eat from. Crop Market connects them with neighbors in Canton, Durham and Lewistown. Watch for local apples when it comes into season in Missouri. Listing is free and you keep 100% of every local sale.

Farming in Lewis County by the Numbers

Lewis County has 613 farms on 220,282 acres (about 359 acres each). Together they sold $162.3 million of farm products in 2022, led by corn, soybeans and hay & other field crops.

Orchards and vineyards here grow apples, and local fields produce pumpkins, onions and squash. Beekeepers tend about 78 honey bee colonies.

11 farms in Lewis County already sell straight to the public, about $20,000 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 Lewis County

Out in the pastures and barnyards, Lewis County counts 15,791 head of cattle, 1,057 sheep and 1,003 goats. Grass-fed beef sold by the quarter or half is a common way ranchers sell direct.

About 1,081 people run or help run farms in Lewis County, with an average age of 57. 36% of them are women. 110 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.