LASSEN COUNTY MARKET

Lassen County, California Farmers Market — Buy & Sell Local Crops Near You

🌽 From Bieber to Madeline, Lassen County gardeners, small farms and home cooks post their extra harvest here for people nearby. Watch for local strawberries when it comes into season in California. It's free to post, there's no cut taken, and local farm food carries no sales tax.

Farming in Lassen County by the Numbers

Lassen County has 419 farms on 593,950 acres (about 1,418 acres each). Together they sold $98.1 million of farm products in 2022, led by hay & other field crops, cattle and vegetables.

Orchards and vineyards here grow grapes, peaches and apples, and local fields produce garlic, pumpkins, squash and tomatoes. Beekeepers tend about 2,095 honey bee colonies.

25 farms in Lassen County already sell straight to the public, about $249,000 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 Lassen County

Lassen County farms and homesteads keep 43,348 head of cattle, 6,121 sheep and 1,856 egg-laying hens. Grass-fed beef sold by the quarter or half is a common way ranchers sell direct.

About 830 people run or help run farms in Lassen County, with an average age of 57. 40% of them are women. 90 are under 35 - the next generation of local growers. 12 farms earn money from agritourism - things like u-pick fields, pumpkin patches, farm stays and corn mazes.