MINERAL COUNTY MARKET

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

🌽 This is the Mineral County page of Crop Market, a free online farmers market in Colorado for Creede and the rest of Mineral County. Homemade jams, breads and honey are listed right next to fresh produce and seedlings. It's free to post, there's no cut taken, and local farm food carries no sales tax.

Farming in Mineral County by the Numbers

Mineral County has 37 farms on 16,878 acres (about 456 acres each). Together they sold $1 million of farm products in 2022, led by cattle and hay & other field crops.

Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, 2022 Census of Agriculture.

Farm Life in Mineral County

Mineral County farms and homesteads keep 264 head of cattle and 195 horses and ponies. Grass-fed beef sold by the quarter or half is a common way ranchers sell direct.

About 106 people run or help run farms in Mineral County, with an average age of 60. 43% of them are women. 6 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.