BENT COUNTY MARKET

Bent County, Colorado Farmers Market — Buy & Sell Local Crops Near You

🌽 Looking for food grown in Bent County? Backyard growers and small farms around Caddoa, Deora and and Mc Clave list it here. Fruit, vegetables, cottage foods, plants, seeds and farm gear are all welcome. Posting an ad is free and sellers keep every dollar.

Farming in Bent County by the Numbers

Bent County has 208 farms on 759,098 acres (about 3,650 acres each). Together they sold $54.2 million of farm products in 2022, led by hay & other field crops, corn and wheat.

3 farms in Bent County already sell straight to the public. 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 Bent County

Bent County farms and homesteads keep 25,588 head of cattle, 387 horses and ponies and 370 goats. Grass-fed beef sold by the quarter or half is a common way ranchers sell direct.

About 378 people run or help run farms in Bent County, with an average age of 63. 39% of them are women. 38 are under 35 - the next generation of local growers. 1 farm earns money from agritourism - things like u-pick fields, pumpkin patches, farm stays and corn mazes.