SAN JOAQUIN COUNTY MARKET

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

🌽 Crop Market is a free online farmers market where neighbors in Stockton, Lodi and Escalon 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 San Joaquin County by the Numbers

San Joaquin County has 3,439 farms on 862,356 acres (about 251 acres each). Together they sold $3 billion of farm products in 2022, led by fruit & nuts, dairy (milk) and vegetables.

Orchards and vineyards here grow almonds, grapes and walnuts, and local fields produce tomatoes, sweet corn, potatoes and watermelons. Beekeepers tend about 15,272 honey bee colonies.

152 farms in San Joaquin County already sell straight to the public, about $23.9 million 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 San Joaquin County

Out in the pastures and barnyards, San Joaquin County counts 1,242,185 egg-laying hens, 305,344 head of cattle and 23,265 sheep. Fresh farm eggs are one of the easiest things to buy and sell locally.

About 6,521 people run or help run farms in San Joaquin County, with an average age of 60. 34% of them are women. 443 are under 35 - the next generation of local growers. 42 farms earn money from agritourism - things like u-pick fields, pumpkin patches, farm stays and corn mazes.

Where San Joaquin County stands out: it ranks #2 of 50 CA counties for egg-laying hens and #5 of 58 CA counties for number of farms.