LANCASTER COUNTY MARKET

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

🌽 Lancaster County has more backyard fruit trees and home gardens than anyone could eat from. Crop Market connects them with neighbors in Lincoln, Agnew and Firth. 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 Lancaster County by the Numbers

Lancaster County has 1,771 farms on 407,381 acres (about 230 acres each). Together they sold $264.3 million of farm products in 2022, led by corn, soybeans and hogs.

Orchards and vineyards here grow grapes, apples and pears, and local fields produce pumpkins, tomatoes, lettuce and squash. Beekeepers tend about 695 honey bee colonies.

92 farms in Lancaster County already sell straight to the public, about $777,000 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 Lancaster County

Livestock is part of daily life here: the 2022 farm census found 24,796 head of cattle, 9,130 hogs and 5,570 egg-laying hens in Lancaster County. Grass-fed beef sold by the quarter or half is a common way ranchers sell direct.

About 3,151 people run or help run farms in Lancaster County, with an average age of 59. 38% of them are women. 175 are under 35 - the next generation of local growers. 14 farms earn money from agritourism - things like u-pick fields, pumpkin patches, farm stays and corn mazes.

Where Lancaster County stands out: it ranks #1 of 93 NE counties for number of farms and #4 of 78 NE counties for egg-laying hens.