EMMET COUNTY MARKET

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

🌽 From Armstrong to and Wallingford, Emmet County gardeners, small farms and home cooks post their extra harvest here for people nearby. Fruit, vegetables, cottage foods, plants, seeds and farm gear are all welcome. Posting an ad is free and sellers keep every dollar.

Farming in Emmet County by the Numbers

Emmet County has 404 farms on 216,211 acres (about 535 acres each). Together they sold $375.5 million of farm products in 2022, led by corn, hogs and soybeans.

6 farms in Emmet County already sell straight to the public, about $26,000 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 Emmet County

Emmet County farms and homesteads keep 183,186 hogs, 9,382 head of cattle and 345 sheep.

About 651 people run or help run farms in Emmet County, with an average age of 59. 29% of them are women. 43 are under 35 - the next generation of local growers.