POLK COUNTY MARKET

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

🌽 From Benton to Ocoee, Polk County gardeners, small farms and home cooks post their extra harvest here for people nearby. Homemade jams, breads and honey are listed right next to fresh produce and seedlings. Listing is free and you keep 100% of every local sale.

Farming in Polk County by the Numbers

Polk County has 269 farms on 36,004 acres (about 134 acres each). Together they sold $88.3 million of farm products in 2022, led by poultry & eggs, corn and fruit & nuts.

Orchards and vineyards here grow grapes, and local fields produce sweet corn, green beans, okra and bell peppers. Beekeepers tend about 83 honey bee colonies.

26 farms in Polk County already sell straight to the public, about $248,000 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 Polk County

Out in the pastures and barnyards, Polk County counts 40,952 egg-laying hens, 6,819 head of cattle and 278 horses and ponies. Fresh farm eggs are one of the easiest things to buy and sell locally.

About 446 people run or help run farms in Polk County, with an average age of 61. 36% of them are women. 28 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 Polk County stands out: it ranks #9 of 85 TN counties for egg-laying hens.