CLINTON COUNTY MARKET

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

🌽 Looking for food grown in Clinton County? Backyard growers and small farms around Andover, Bryant and Clinton list it here. Homemade jams, breads and honey are listed right next to fresh produce and seedlings. Posting an ad is free and sellers keep every dollar.

Farming in Clinton County by the Numbers

Clinton County has 1,147 farms on 352,926 acres (about 308 acres each). Together they sold $470.6 million of farm products in 2022, led by corn, soybeans and cattle.

Orchards and vineyards here grow grapes, walnuts and apples, and local fields produce tomatoes. Beekeepers tend about 248 honey bee colonies.

18 farms in Clinton County already sell straight to the public. 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 Clinton County

Out in the pastures and barnyards, Clinton County counts 121,226 hogs, 50,056 head of cattle and 2,343 sheep.

About 2,010 people run or help run farms in Clinton County, with an average age of 56. 32% of them are women. 202 are under 35 - the next generation of local growers. 3 farms earn money from agritourism - things like u-pick fields, pumpkin patches, farm stays and corn mazes.

Where Clinton County stands out: it ranks #15 of 99 IA counties for number of farms and #16 of 93 IA counties for honey bee colonies.