LARIMER COUNTY MARKET

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

🌽 From Fort Collins to Estes Park, Larimer 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. It's free to post, there's no cut taken, and local farm food carries no sales tax.

Farming in Larimer County by the Numbers

Larimer County has 1,620 farms on 467,157 acres (about 288 acres each). Together they sold $270.6 million of farm products in 2022, led by cattle, dairy (milk) and nursery & greenhouse plants.

Orchards and vineyards here grow apples, grapes and sweet cherries, and local fields produce potatoes, squash, onions and sweet corn. Beekeepers tend about 1,084 honey bee colonies.

196 farms in Larimer County already sell straight to the public, about $1.7 million 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 Larimer County

Out in the pastures and barnyards, Larimer County counts 73,026 head of cattle, 10,786 egg-laying hens and 4,367 horses and ponies. Grass-fed beef sold by the quarter or half is a common way ranchers sell direct.

About 3,014 people run or help run farms in Larimer County, with an average age of 59. 43% of them are women. 182 are under 35 - the next generation of local growers. 53 farms earn money from agritourism - things like u-pick fields, pumpkin patches, farm stays and corn mazes.

Where Larimer County stands out: it ranks #2 of 54 CO counties for egg-laying hens and #2 of 48 CO counties for honey bee colonies.