HAMILTON COUNTY MARKET

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

🌽 From Blairsburg to Stanhope, Hamilton 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 Hamilton County by the Numbers

Hamilton County has 770 farms on 367,576 acres (about 477 acres each). Together they sold $794.2 million of farm products in 2022, led by hogs, corn and poultry & eggs.

Orchards and vineyards here grow grapes. Beekeepers tend about 130 honey bee colonies.

18 farms in Hamilton County already sell straight to the public, about $23,000 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 Hamilton County

Out in the pastures and barnyards, Hamilton County counts 1,138,277 turkeys, 680,094 hogs and 3,888 head of cattle.

About 1,364 people run or help run farms in Hamilton County, with an average age of 58. 31% of them are women. 130 are under 35 - the next generation of local growers.

Where Hamilton County stands out: it ranks #8 of 99 IA counties for total farm sales.