OKFUSKEE COUNTY MARKET

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

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

Farming in Okfuskee County by the Numbers

Okfuskee County has 800 farms on 232,809 acres (about 291 acres each). Together they sold $54.6 million of farm products in 2022, led by hogs, cattle and hay & other field crops.

Orchards and vineyards here grow pecans, and local fields produce watermelons, squash, chile peppers and okra. Beekeepers tend about 24 honey bee colonies.

18 farms in Okfuskee County already sell straight to the public, about $20,000 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 Okfuskee County

Out in the pastures and barnyards, Okfuskee County counts 36,944 head of cattle, 25,031 hogs and 3,157 egg-laying hens. Grass-fed beef sold by the quarter or half is a common way ranchers sell direct.

About 1,371 people run or help run farms in Okfuskee County, with an average age of 56. 38% of them are women. 164 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.