TELLER COUNTY MARKET

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

🌽 From Woodland Park to and Victor, Teller County gardeners, small farms and home cooks post their extra harvest here for people nearby. Watch for local sweet corn when it comes into season in Colorado. It's free to post, there's no cut taken, and local farm food carries no sales tax.

Farming in Teller County by the Numbers

Teller County has 112 farms on 54,299 acres (about 485 acres each). Together they sold $1.7 million of farm products in 2022, led by cattle, horses and vegetables.

Local fields produce rhubarb, garlic, beets and potatoes. Beekeepers tend about 16 honey bee colonies.

13 farms in Teller County already sell straight to the public, about $30,000 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 Teller County

Teller County farms and homesteads keep 1,634 head of cattle, 737 egg-laying hens and 196 horses and ponies. Grass-fed beef sold by the quarter or half is a common way ranchers sell direct.

About 212 people run or help run farms in Teller County, with an average age of 56. 45% of them are women. 22 are under 35 - the next generation of local growers.