KINGS COUNTY MARKET

Kings County, New York Farmers Market — Buy & Sell Local Crops Near You

🌽 Looking for food grown in Kings County? Backyard growers and small farms around Brooklyn and the rest of Kings County list it here. New York favorites like apples and grapes 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 Kings County by the Numbers

Kings County has 15 farms. Together they sold $7.1 million of farm products in 2022, led by fruit & nuts.

Local fields produce turnips, turnip greens, fresh herbs and cucumbers. Beekeepers tend about 18 honey bee colonies.

5 farms in Kings County already sell straight to the public, about $725,000 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 Kings County

About 30 people run or help run farms in Kings County, with an average age of 43. 43% of them are women. 8 are under 35 - the next generation of local growers. 3 farms earn money from agritourism - things like u-pick fields, pumpkin patches, farm stays and corn mazes.