BUCHANAN COUNTY MARKET

Buchanan County, Iowa Farmers Market — Buy & Sell Local Crops Near You

🌽 Buchanan County has more backyard fruit trees and home gardens than anyone could eat from. Crop Market connects them with neighbors in Aurora, Brandon and Jesup. Fruit, vegetables, cottage foods, plants, seeds and farm gear are all welcome. Posting an ad is free and sellers keep every dollar.

Farming in Buchanan County by the Numbers

Buchanan County has 1,121 farms on 361,693 acres (about 323 acres each). Together they sold $563.6 million of farm products in 2022, led by corn, hogs and soybeans.

Local fields produce onions. Beekeepers tend about 59 honey bee colonies.

24 farms in Buchanan County already sell straight to the public, about $342,000 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 Buchanan County

Out in the pastures and barnyards, Buchanan County counts 340,814 hogs, 52,349 egg-laying hens and 23,412 head of cattle.

About 2,015 people run or help run farms in Buchanan County, with an average age of 56. 33% of them are women. 256 are under 35 - the next generation of local growers. 4 farms earn money from agritourism - things like u-pick fields, pumpkin patches, farm stays and corn mazes.

Where Buchanan County stands out: it ranks #4 of 96 IA counties for goats and #18 of 99 IA counties for number of farms.