MUSKOGEE COUNTY MARKET

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

🌽 Muskogee County has more backyard fruit trees and home gardens than anyone could eat from. Crop Market connects them with neighbors in Muskogee, Boynton and Oktaha. Watch for local peaches when it comes into season in Oklahoma. It's free to post, there's no cut taken, and local farm food carries no sales tax.

Farming in Muskogee County by the Numbers

Muskogee County has 1,478 farms on 344,166 acres (about 233 acres each). Together they sold $81.3 million of farm products in 2022, led by cattle, poultry & eggs and hay & other field crops.

Orchards and vineyards here grow apples, and local fields produce watermelons, cantaloupes, turnips and kale. Beekeepers tend about 228 honey bee colonies.

52 farms in Muskogee County already sell straight to the public, about $514,000 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 Muskogee County

Out in the pastures and barnyards, Muskogee County counts 548,257 egg-laying hens, 65,129 head of cattle and 2,284 horses and ponies. Fresh farm eggs are one of the easiest things to buy and sell locally.

About 2,637 people run or help run farms in Muskogee County, with an average age of 58. 41% of them are women. 209 are under 35 - the next generation of local growers. 8 farms earn money from agritourism - things like u-pick fields, pumpkin patches, farm stays and corn mazes.

Where Muskogee County stands out: it ranks #2 of 75 OK counties for egg-laying hens and #6 of 71 OK counties for selling food straight to the public.