CHEROKEE COUNTY MARKET

Cherokee County, Oklahoma Farmers Market — Buy & Sell Local Crops Near You

🌽 From Cookson to Tahlequah, Cherokee County gardeners, small farms and home cooks post their extra harvest here for people nearby. Fruit, vegetables, cottage foods, plants, seeds and farm gear are all welcome. Posting an ad is free and sellers keep every dollar.

Farming in Cherokee County by the Numbers

Cherokee County has 1,085 farms on 203,119 acres (about 187 acres each). Together they sold $92.2 million of farm products in 2022, led by poultry & eggs, cattle and fruit & nuts.

Orchards and vineyards here grow pears, and local fields produce squash, okra, cantaloupes and cucumbers. Beekeepers tend about 95 honey bee colonies.

52 farms in Cherokee County already sell straight to the public, about $295,000 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 Cherokee County

Out in the pastures and barnyards, Cherokee County counts 48,123 head of cattle, 9,410 egg-laying hens and 2,050 goats. Grass-fed beef sold by the quarter or half is a common way ranchers sell direct.

About 1,922 people run or help run farms in Cherokee County, with an average age of 56. 40% of them are women. 182 are under 35 - the next generation of local growers. 2 farms earn money from agritourism - things like u-pick fields, pumpkin patches, farm stays and corn mazes.

Where Cherokee County stands out: it ranks #11 of 77 OK counties for goats and #13 of 71 OK counties for selling food straight to the public.