CRAWFORD COUNTY MARKET

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

🌽 From Arion to Kiron, Crawford County gardeners, small farms and home cooks post their extra harvest here for people nearby. 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 Crawford County by the Numbers

Crawford County has 951 farms on 439,226 acres (about 462 acres each). Together they sold $675.2 million of farm products in 2022, led by corn, hogs and soybeans.

Local fields produce pumpkins. Beekeepers tend about 92 honey bee colonies.

16 farms in Crawford County already sell straight to the public, about $20,000 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 Crawford County

Out in the pastures and barnyards, Crawford County counts 462,340 hogs, 48,996 head of cattle and 1,599 sheep.

About 1,608 people run or help run farms in Crawford County, with an average age of 57. 30% of them are women. 172 are under 35 - the next generation of local growers.

Where Crawford County stands out: it ranks #17 of 99 IA counties for total farm sales.