COCONINO COUNTY MARKET

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

🌽 Crop Market is a free online farmers market where neighbors in Flagstaff, Bellemont and Grand Canyon buy and sell food they grew, baked or raised. Fruit, vegetables, cottage foods, plants, seeds and farm gear are all welcome. Posting an ad is free and sellers keep every dollar.

Farming in Coconino County by the Numbers

Coconino County has 2,057 farms on 5,513,546 acres (about 2,680 acres each). Together they sold $22.6 million of farm products in 2022, led by cattle, sheep & goats and vegetables.

Orchards and vineyards here grow apples, and local fields produce watermelons, squash, cantaloupes and honeydew melons. Beekeepers tend about 1,119 honey bee colonies.

37 farms in Coconino County already sell straight to the public, about $623,000 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 Coconino County

Livestock is part of daily life here: the 2022 farm census found 41,999 head of cattle, 24,939 sheep and 7,784 goats in Coconino County. Grass-fed beef sold by the quarter or half is a common way ranchers sell direct.

About 3,345 people run or help run farms in Coconino County, with an average age of 61. 53% of them are women. 217 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 Coconino County stands out: it ranks #3 of 15 AZ counties for number of farms and #3 of 12 AZ counties for goats.