RANDOLPH COUNTY MARKET

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

🌽 From Cairo to Jacksonville, Randolph 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. It's free to post, there's no cut taken, and local farm food carries no sales tax.

Farming in Randolph County by the Numbers

Randolph County has 791 farms on 212,214 acres (about 268 acres each). Together they sold $97.7 million of farm products in 2022, led by soybeans, corn and cattle.

Orchards and vineyards here grow apples and walnuts, and local fields produce tomatoes, pumpkins, cucumbers and bell peppers. Beekeepers tend about 235 honey bee colonies.

24 farms in Randolph County already sell straight to the public, about $221,000 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 Randolph County

Out in the pastures and barnyards, Randolph County counts 24,580 hogs, 21,593 head of cattle and 1,797 egg-laying hens.

About 1,409 people run or help run farms in Randolph County, with an average age of 60. 40% of them are women. 65 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.

Where Randolph County stands out: it ranks #22 of 109 MO counties for honey bee colonies.