PITTSBURG COUNTY MARKET

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

🌽 Pittsburg County has more backyard fruit trees and home gardens than anyone could eat from. Crop Market connects them with neighbors in Alderson, Blanco and Hartshorne. Oklahoma favorites like peaches and watermelons show up here when they're in season. Listing is free and you keep 100% of every local sale.

Farming in Pittsburg County by the Numbers

Pittsburg County has 1,412 farms on 475,795 acres (about 337 acres each). Together they sold $44.6 million of farm products in 2022, led by cattle, hay & other field crops and nursery & greenhouse plants.

Orchards and vineyards here grow pecans and apples. Beekeepers tend about 120 honey bee colonies.

40 farms in Pittsburg County already sell straight to the public, about $57,000 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 Pittsburg County

Out in the pastures and barnyards, Pittsburg County counts 72,369 head of cattle, 6,313 egg-laying hens and 2,336 horses and ponies. Grass-fed beef sold by the quarter or half is a common way ranchers sell direct.

About 2,479 people run or help run farms in Pittsburg County, with an average age of 59. 41% of them are women. 196 are under 35 - the next generation of local growers. 6 farms earn money from agritourism - things like u-pick fields, pumpkin patches, farm stays and corn mazes.

Where Pittsburg County stands out: it ranks #8 of 77 OK counties for number of farms.