HARPER COUNTY MARKET

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

🌽 Harper County has more backyard fruit trees and home gardens than anyone could eat from. Crop Market connects them with neighbors in Laverne, May and and Selman. 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 Harper County by the Numbers

Harper County has 460 farms on 643,951 acres (about 1,400 acres each). Together they sold $238.8 million of farm products in 2022, led by cattle, wheat and sorghum.

2 farms in Harper County already sell straight to the public. 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 Harper County

Out in the pastures and barnyards, Harper County counts 81,608 head of cattle, 66,367 hogs and 256 egg-laying hens. Grass-fed beef sold by the quarter or half is a common way ranchers sell direct.

About 795 people run or help run farms in Harper County, with an average age of 61. 37% of them are women. 64 are under 35 - the next generation of local growers. 4 farms earn money from agritourism - things like u-pick fields, pumpkin patches, farm stays and corn mazes.

Where Harper County stands out: it ranks #8 of 77 OK counties for total farm sales.