HUMBOLDT COUNTY MARKET

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

🌽 Looking for food grown in Humboldt County? Backyard growers and small farms around Bode, Bradgate and Humboldt list it here. Watch for local sweet corn when it comes into season in Iowa. Listing is free and you keep 100% of every local sale.

Farming in Humboldt County by the Numbers

Humboldt County has 580 farms on 223,283 acres (about 385 acres each). Together they sold $287.8 million of farm products in 2022, led by corn, soybeans and hogs.

Beekeepers tend about 46 honey bee colonies.

9 farms in Humboldt County already sell straight to the public, about $45,000 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 Humboldt County

Humboldt County farms and homesteads keep 433,848 egg-laying hens, 113,261 hogs and 7,511 head of cattle. Fresh farm eggs are one of the easiest things to buy and sell locally.

About 1,020 people run or help run farms in Humboldt County, with an average age of 57. 31% of them are women. 104 are under 35 - the next generation of local growers. 1 farm earns money from agritourism - things like u-pick fields, pumpkin patches, farm stays and corn mazes.

Where Humboldt County stands out: it ranks #3 of 74 IA counties for egg-laying hens.