HARLAN COUNTY MARKET

Harlan County, Nebraska Farmers Market — Buy & Sell Local Crops Near You

🌽 Buy local in Harlan County: fruit, vegetables, honey, baked goods, plants and livestock from people in Alma, Orleans and and Stamford. 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 Harlan County by the Numbers

Harlan County has 287 farms on 245,201 acres (about 854 acres each). Together they sold $187.1 million of farm products in 2022, led by corn, cattle and soybeans.

7 farms in Harlan County already sell straight to the public, about $46,000 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 Harlan County

Harlan County farms and homesteads keep 38,709 head of cattle, 3,439 hogs and 248 egg-laying hens. Grass-fed beef sold by the quarter or half is a common way ranchers sell direct.

About 497 people run or help run farms in Harlan County, with an average age of 55. 27% of them are women. 92 are under 35 - the next generation of local growers.