JEFFERSON COUNTY MARKET

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

🌽 Jefferson County has more backyard fruit trees and home gardens than anyone could eat from. Crop Market connects them with neighbors in Arvada, Lakewood and Buffalo Creek. Watch for local sweet corn when it comes into season in Colorado. Posting an ad is free and sellers keep every dollar.

Farming in Jefferson County by the Numbers

Jefferson County has 531 farms on 43,436 acres (about 82 acres each). Together they sold $25.1 million of farm products in 2022, led by nursery & greenhouse plants, cattle and vegetables.

Orchards and vineyards here grow apples, grapes and pears, and local fields produce tomatoes, watermelons, potatoes and green onions. Beekeepers tend about 136 honey bee colonies.

75 farms in Jefferson County already sell straight to the public, about $654,000 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 Jefferson County

Jefferson County farms and homesteads keep 2,180 egg-laying hens, 1,524 head of cattle and 1,522 horses and ponies. Fresh farm eggs are one of the easiest things to buy and sell locally.

About 990 people run or help run farms in Jefferson County, with an average age of 60. 43% of them are women. 58 are under 35 - the next generation of local growers. 19 farms earn money from agritourism - things like u-pick fields, pumpkin patches, farm stays and corn mazes.