MONTROSE COUNTY MARKET

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

🌽 Looking for food grown in Montrose County? Backyard growers and small farms around Bedrock, Montrose and and Redvale list it here. 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 Montrose County by the Numbers

Montrose County has 1,050 farms on 285,524 acres (about 272 acres each). Together they sold $87.9 million of farm products in 2022, led by cattle, poultry & eggs and vegetables.

Orchards and vineyards here grow peaches, grapes and apples, and local fields produce sweet corn, onions, green beans and watermelons. Beekeepers tend about 372 honey bee colonies.

85 farms in Montrose County already sell straight to the public, about $670,000 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 Montrose County

Out in the pastures and barnyards, Montrose County counts 464,268 egg-laying hens, 35,892 head of cattle and 21,540 sheep. Fresh farm eggs are one of the easiest things to buy and sell locally.

About 1,915 people run or help run farms in Montrose County, with an average age of 59. 40% of them are women. 131 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.

Where Montrose County stands out: it ranks #1 of 54 CO counties for egg-laying hens and #9 of 63 CO counties for number of farms.