POLK COUNTY MARKET

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

🌽 Polk County has more backyard fruit trees and home gardens than anyone could eat from. Crop Market connects them with neighbors in Aldrich, Bolivar and Goodson. Missouri favorites like black walnuts and peaches show up here when they're in season. Listing is free and you keep 100% of every local sale.

Farming in Polk County by the Numbers

Polk County has 1,380 farms on 340,780 acres (about 247 acres each). Together they sold $108.9 million of farm products in 2022, led by cattle, poultry & eggs and dairy (milk).

Orchards and vineyards here grow apples and peaches, and local fields produce tomatoes, cucumbers, kale and lettuce. Beekeepers tend about 195 honey bee colonies.

48 farms in Polk County already sell straight to the public, about $669,000 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 Polk County

Out in the pastures and barnyards, Polk County counts 536,397 egg-laying hens, 127,098 turkeys and 110,005 head of cattle. Fresh farm eggs are one of the easiest things to buy and sell locally.

About 2,448 people run or help run farms in Polk County, with an average age of 57. 39% of them are women. 349 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.

Where Polk County stands out: it ranks #3 of 103 MO counties for egg-laying hens and #8 of 114 MO counties for number of farms.