LINCOLN COUNTY MARKET

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

🌽 Crop Market is a free online farmers market where neighbors in Agra, Carney and Meeker buy and sell food they grew, baked or raised. Watch for local watermelons when it comes into season in Oklahoma. Posting an ad is free and sellers keep every dollar.

Farming in Lincoln County by the Numbers

Lincoln County has 2,153 farms on 403,113 acres (about 187 acres each). Together they sold $45.1 million of farm products in 2022, led by cattle, hay & other field crops and dairy (milk).

Orchards and vineyards here grow apples, pears and peaches, and local fields produce tomatoes, spinach, potatoes and bell peppers. Beekeepers tend about 545 honey bee colonies.

114 farms in Lincoln County already sell straight to the public, about $537,000 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 Lincoln County

Out in the pastures and barnyards, Lincoln County counts 65,604 head of cattle, 11,717 egg-laying hens and 3,583 sheep. Grass-fed beef sold by the quarter or half is a common way ranchers sell direct.

About 3,794 people run or help run farms in Lincoln County, with an average age of 57. 41% of them are women. 369 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 Lincoln County stands out: it ranks #1 of 77 OK counties for number of farms and #4 of 71 OK counties for selling food straight to the public.