VERNON COUNTY MARKET

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

🌽 From Bronaugh to Moundville, Vernon County gardeners, small farms and home cooks post their extra harvest here for people nearby. Watch for local black walnuts when it comes into season in Missouri. Listing is free and you keep 100% of every local sale.

Farming in Vernon County by the Numbers

Vernon County has 1,241 farms on 495,559 acres (about 399 acres each). Together they sold $258.9 million of farm products in 2022, led by hogs, soybeans and corn.

Orchards and vineyards here grow grapes, and local fields produce watermelons, cantaloupes, pumpkins and squash. Beekeepers tend about 272 honey bee colonies.

46 farms in Vernon County already sell straight to the public, about $411,000 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 Vernon County

Out in the pastures and barnyards, Vernon County counts 215,718 egg-laying hens, 178,882 hogs and 78,107 turkeys. Fresh farm eggs are one of the easiest things to buy and sell locally.

About 2,253 people run or help run farms in Vernon County, with an average age of 55. 38% of them are women. 329 are under 35 - the next generation of local growers. 23 farms earn money from agritourism - things like u-pick fields, pumpkin patches, farm stays and corn mazes.

Where Vernon County stands out: it ranks #10 of 114 MO counties for total farm sales and #11 of 103 MO counties for egg-laying hens.