SEDGWICK COUNTY MARKET

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

🌽 Looking for food grown in Sedgwick County? Backyard growers and small farms around Julesburg, Ovid and and Sedgwick list it here. Fruit, vegetables, cottage foods, plants, seeds and farm gear are all welcome. Posting an ad is free and sellers keep every dollar.

Farming in Sedgwick County by the Numbers

Sedgwick County has 189 farms on 267,833 acres (about 1,417 acres each). Together they sold $97 million of farm products in 2022, led by corn, wheat and hay & other field crops.

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

Farm Life in Sedgwick County

Sedgwick County farms and homesteads keep 12,627 head of cattle, 382 egg-laying hens and 223 sheep. Grass-fed beef sold by the quarter or half is a common way ranchers sell direct.

About 360 people run or help run farms in Sedgwick County, with an average age of 61. 34% of them are women. 35 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.