WEBSTER COUNTY MARKET

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

🌽 From Fordland to and Seymour, Webster County gardeners, small farms and home cooks post their extra harvest here for people nearby. Missouri favorites like black walnuts and peaches show up here when they're in season. It's free to post, there's no cut taken, and local farm food carries no sales tax.

Farming in Webster County by the Numbers

Webster County has 1,609 farms on 266,345 acres (about 166 acres each). Together they sold $65.6 million of farm products in 2022, led by cattle, poultry & eggs and dairy (milk).

Local fields produce pumpkins, bell peppers, lettuce and potatoes. Beekeepers tend about 193 honey bee colonies.

56 farms in Webster County already sell straight to the public, about $219,000 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 Webster County

Out in the pastures and barnyards, Webster County counts 75,742 head of cattle, 62,457 egg-laying hens and 42,307 turkeys. Grass-fed beef sold by the quarter or half is a common way ranchers sell direct.

About 2,841 people run or help run farms in Webster County, with an average age of 55. 40% of them are women. 440 are under 35 - the next generation of local growers. 6 farms earn money from agritourism - things like u-pick fields, pumpkin patches, farm stays and corn mazes.

Where Webster County stands out: it ranks #3 of 114 MO counties for number of farms and #16 of 109 MO counties for goats.