EAGLE COUNTY MARKET

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

🌽 From Avon to Edwards, Eagle County gardeners, small farms and home cooks post their extra harvest here for people nearby. Fruit, vegetables, cottage foods, plants, seeds and farm gear are all welcome. Listing is free and you keep 100% of every local sale.

Farming in Eagle County by the Numbers

Eagle County has 211 farms on 127,056 acres (about 602 acres each). Together they sold $8.6 million of farm products in 2022, led by cattle, hay & other field crops and sheep & goats.

Local fields produce tomatoes. Beekeepers tend about 24 honey bee colonies.

11 farms in Eagle County already sell straight to the public, about $69,000 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 Eagle County

Eagle County farms and homesteads keep 7,974 sheep, 5,855 head of cattle and 717 egg-laying hens. Local wool, lamb and fiber crafts often trade hands at farmers markets.

About 386 people run or help run farms in Eagle County, with an average age of 58. 37% of them are women. 28 are under 35 - the next generation of local growers. 13 farms earn money from agritourism - things like u-pick fields, pumpkin patches, farm stays and corn mazes.