SIERRA COUNTY MARKET

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

🌽 This is the Sierra County page of Crop Market, a free online farmers market in California for Alleghany, Calpine and Sierra City. Watch for local apples when it comes into season in California. Posting an ad is free and sellers keep every dollar.

Farming in Sierra County by the Numbers

Sierra County has 49 farms on 65,468 acres (about 1,336 acres each). Together they sold $5.6 million of farm products in 2022, led by hay & other field crops and fruit & nuts.

Orchards and vineyards here grow apples, and local fields produce squash, daikon, lettuce and potatoes. Beekeepers tend about 160 honey bee colonies.

Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, 2022 Census of Agriculture.

Farm Life in Sierra County

Out in the pastures and barnyards, Sierra County counts 6,804 head of cattle, 120 horses and ponies and 50 goats. Grass-fed beef sold by the quarter or half is a common way ranchers sell direct.

About 98 people run or help run farms in Sierra County, with an average age of 58. 44% of them are women. 12 are under 35 - the next generation of local growers.