OTTAWA COUNTY MARKET

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

🌽 Ottawa County has more backyard fruit trees and home gardens than anyone could eat from. Crop Market connects them with neighbors in Cardin, Commerce and Picher. Oklahoma favorites like peaches and watermelons show up here when they're in season. Posting an ad is free and sellers keep every dollar.

Farming in Ottawa County by the Numbers

Ottawa County has 815 farms on 204,531 acres (about 251 acres each). Together they sold $149.2 million of farm products in 2022, led by poultry & eggs, wheat and soybeans.

Orchards and vineyards here grow nectarines and peaches, and local fields produce green beans and squash. Beekeepers tend about 518 honey bee colonies.

23 farms in Ottawa County already sell straight to the public, about $216,000 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 Ottawa County

Ottawa County farms and homesteads keep 45,939 head of cattle, 2,142 egg-laying hens and 1,117 horses and ponies. Grass-fed beef sold by the quarter or half is a common way ranchers sell direct.

About 1,410 people run or help run farms in Ottawa County, with an average age of 58. 38% of them are women. 129 are under 35 - the next generation of local growers. 7 farms earn money from agritourism - things like u-pick fields, pumpkin patches, farm stays and corn mazes.

Where Ottawa County stands out: it ranks #9 of 64 OK counties for honey bee colonies and #13 of 77 OK counties for total farm sales.