OZARK COUNTY MARKET

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

🌽 Crop Market is a free online farmers market where neighbors in Bakersfield, Brixey and Isabella buy and sell food they grew, baked or raised. Fruit, vegetables, cottage foods, plants, seeds and farm gear are all welcome. Posting an ad is free and sellers keep every dollar.

Farming in Ozark County by the Numbers

Ozark County has 607 farms on 229,631 acres (about 378 acres each). Together they sold $41.3 million of farm products in 2022, led by cattle, nursery & greenhouse plants and hay & other field crops.

Orchards and vineyards here grow pecans, apples and peaches. Beekeepers tend about 20 honey bee colonies.

21 farms in Ozark County already sell straight to the public, about $145,000 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 Ozark County

Out in the pastures and barnyards, Ozark County counts 50,469 head of cattle, 1,410 egg-laying hens and 1,258 goats. Grass-fed beef sold by the quarter or half is a common way ranchers sell direct.

About 1,067 people run or help run farms in Ozark County, with an average age of 59. 37% of them are women. 118 are under 35 - the next generation of local growers.

Where Ozark County stands out: it ranks #17 of 109 MO counties for goats.