PUTNAM COUNTY MARKET

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

🌽 Looking for food grown in Putnam County? Backyard growers and small farms around Livonia, Lucerne and and Worthington list it here. Fruit, vegetables, cottage foods, plants, seeds and farm gear are all welcome. Listing is free and you keep 100% of every local sale.

Farming in Putnam County by the Numbers

Putnam County has 574 farms on 295,526 acres (about 515 acres each). Together they sold $127.6 million of farm products in 2022, led by hogs, cattle and soybeans.

Local fields produce watermelons and tomatoes. Beekeepers tend about 25 honey bee colonies.

10 farms in Putnam County already sell straight to the public, about $15,000 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 Putnam County

Putnam County farms and homesteads keep 150,020 hogs, 44,466 head of cattle and 637 egg-laying hens.

About 1,007 people run or help run farms in Putnam County, with an average age of 59. 34% of them are women. 104 are under 35 - the next generation of local growers. 37 farms earn money from agritourism - things like u-pick fields, pumpkin patches, farm stays and corn mazes.