APACHE COUNTY MARKET

Apache County, Arizona Farmers Market — Buy & Sell Local Crops Near You

🌽 Crop Market is a free online farmers market where neighbors in Alpine, Blue Gap and Dennehotso buy and sell food they grew, baked or raised. Arizona favorites like pecans and honey show up here when they're in season. Posting an ad is free and sellers keep every dollar.

Farming in Apache County by the Numbers

Apache County has 5,343 farms on 5,534,505 acres (about 1,036 acres each). Together they sold $17 million of farm products in 2022, led by cattle, vegetables and sheep & goats.

Orchards and vineyards here grow apples, pears and peaches, and local fields produce squash, watermelons, cantaloupes and honeydew melons. Beekeepers tend about 6 honey bee colonies.

81 farms in Apache County already sell straight to the public, about $494,000 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 Apache County

Apache County farms and homesteads keep 69,090 sheep, 37,055 head of cattle and 19,043 goats. Local wool, lamb and fiber crafts often trade hands at farmers markets.

About 8,805 people run or help run farms in Apache County, with an average age of 61. 53% of them are women. 592 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 Apache County stands out: it ranks #1 of 15 AZ counties for number of farms and #1 of 12 AZ counties for goats.