TUOLUMNE COUNTY MARKET

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

🌽 Looking for food grown in Tuolumne County? Backyard growers and small farms around Big Oak Flat, Cold Springs and La Grange list it here. Homemade jams, breads and honey are listed right next to fresh produce and seedlings. Posting an ad is free and sellers keep every dollar.

Farming in Tuolumne County by the Numbers

Tuolumne County has 326 farms on 127,724 acres (about 392 acres each). Together they sold $36.7 million of farm products in 2022, led by cattle, fruit & nuts and vegetables.

Orchards and vineyards here grow apples, olives and grapes, and local fields produce tomatoes, bell peppers, garlic and green onions. Beekeepers tend about 67 honey bee colonies.

35 farms in Tuolumne County already sell straight to the public, about $527,000 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 Tuolumne County

Livestock is part of daily life here: the 2022 farm census found 15,242 head of cattle, 1,763 goats and 1,363 egg-laying hens in Tuolumne County. Grass-fed beef sold by the quarter or half is a common way ranchers sell direct.

About 605 people run or help run farms in Tuolumne County, with an average age of 58. 43% of them are women. 60 are under 35 - the next generation of local growers. 10 farms earn money from agritourism - things like u-pick fields, pumpkin patches, farm stays and corn mazes.