BENTON COUNTY MARKET

Benton County, Tennessee Farmers Market — Buy & Sell Local Crops Near You

🌽 From Big Sandy to and Holladay, Benton County gardeners, small farms and home cooks post their extra harvest here for people nearby. Watch for local honey when it comes into season in Tennessee. Listing is free and you keep 100% of every local sale.

Farming in Benton County by the Numbers

Benton County has 401 farms on 70,176 acres (about 175 acres each). Together they sold $10.7 million of farm products in 2022, led by soybeans, corn and cattle.

Orchards and vineyards here grow apples, persimmons and grapes, and local fields produce tomatoes. Beekeepers tend about 404 honey bee colonies.

11 farms in Benton County already sell straight to the public, about $72,000 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 Benton County

Benton County farms and homesteads keep 4,252 head of cattle, 1,717 egg-laying hens and 243 horses and ponies. Grass-fed beef sold by the quarter or half is a common way ranchers sell direct.

About 666 people run or help run farms in Benton County, with an average age of 59. 36% of them are women. 29 are under 35 - the next generation of local growers. 3 farms earn money from agritourism - things like u-pick fields, pumpkin patches, farm stays and corn mazes.

Where Benton County stands out: it ranks #15 of 92 TN counties for honey bee colonies.