MCKEAN COUNTY MARKET

McKean County, Pennsylvania Farmers Market — Buy & Sell Local Crops Near You

🌽 From Bradford to East Smethport, McKean County gardeners, small farms and home cooks post their extra harvest here for people nearby. Watch for local mushrooms when it comes into season in Pennsylvania. Listing is free and you keep 100% of every local sale.

Farming in McKean County by the Numbers

McKean County has 309 farms on 46,832 acres (about 152 acres each). Together they sold $5.8 million of farm products in 2022, led by hay & other field crops, cattle and dairy (milk).

Orchards and vineyards here grow apples, and local fields produce pumpkins. Beekeepers tend about 300 honey bee colonies.

34 farms in McKean County already sell straight to the public, about $462,000 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 McKean County

Livestock is part of daily life here: the 2022 farm census found 3,075 head of cattle, 1,244 egg-laying hens and 517 horses and ponies in McKean County. Grass-fed beef sold by the quarter or half is a common way ranchers sell direct.

About 566 people run or help run farms in McKean County, with an average age of 59. 38% of them are women. 52 are under 35 - the next generation of local growers. 2 farms earn money from agritourism - things like u-pick fields, pumpkin patches, farm stays and corn mazes.