PLUMAS COUNTY MARKET

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

🌽 Plumas County has more backyard fruit trees and home gardens than anyone could eat from. Crop Market connects them with neighbors in Canyondam, Chester and Cromberg. Watch for local honey 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 Plumas County by the Numbers

Plumas County has 161 farms on 101,008 acres (about 627 acres each). Together they sold $18.1 million of farm products in 2022, led by hay & other field crops, cattle and vegetables.

Local fields produce fresh herbs, horseradish, eggplant and carrots. Beekeepers tend about 45 honey bee colonies.

21 farms in Plumas County already sell straight to the public, about $131,000 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 Plumas County

Livestock is part of daily life here: the 2022 farm census found 10,235 head of cattle, 1,531 egg-laying hens and 601 horses and ponies in Plumas County. Grass-fed beef sold by the quarter or half is a common way ranchers sell direct.

About 287 people run or help run farms in Plumas County, with an average age of 56. 40% of them are women. 27 are under 35 - the next generation of local growers. 4 farms earn money from agritourism - things like u-pick fields, pumpkin patches, farm stays and corn mazes.