FAYETTE COUNTY MARKET

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

🌽 From Arlington to Hawkeye, Fayette County gardeners, small farms and home cooks post their extra harvest here for people nearby. Iowa favorites like apples and pumpkins show up here when they're in season. Posting an ad is free and sellers keep every dollar.

Farming in Fayette County by the Numbers

Fayette County has 1,364 farms on 429,271 acres (about 315 acres each). Together they sold $685.1 million of farm products in 2022, led by corn, hogs and soybeans.

Orchards and vineyards here grow apples. Beekeepers tend about 57 honey bee colonies.

19 farms in Fayette County already sell straight to the public, about $174,000 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 Fayette County

Out in the pastures and barnyards, Fayette County counts 318,638 hogs, 56,930 head of cattle and 2,717 sheep.

About 2,462 people run or help run farms in Fayette County, with an average age of 58. 34% of them are women. 261 are under 35 - the next generation of local growers.

Where Fayette County stands out: it ranks #8 of 99 IA counties for number of farms and #15 of 99 IA counties for total farm sales.