POLK COUNTY MARKET

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

🌽 Crop Market is a free online farmers market where neighbors in Osceola, Polk and and Stromsburg buy and sell food they grew, baked or raised. 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 Polk County by the Numbers

Polk County has 445 farms on 218,406 acres (about 491 acres each). Together they sold $356.1 million of farm products in 2022, led by corn, cattle and soybeans.

Local fields produce pumpkins. Beekeepers tend about 12 honey bee colonies.

6 farms in Polk County already sell straight to the public, about $19,000 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 Polk County

Out in the pastures and barnyards, Polk County counts 56,770 head of cattle, 37,958 hogs and 225 goats. Grass-fed beef sold by the quarter or half is a common way ranchers sell direct.

About 801 people run or help run farms in Polk County, with an average age of 57. 30% of them are women. 85 are under 35 - the next generation of local growers.