JACKSON COUNTY MARKET

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

🌽 Crop Market is a free online farmers market where neighbors in Andrew, Baldwin and Miles buy and sell food they grew, baked or raised. Iowa favorites like sweet corn and apples show up here when they're in season. Posting an ad is free and sellers keep every dollar.

Farming in Jackson County by the Numbers

Jackson County has 1,131 farms on 292,239 acres (about 258 acres each). Together they sold $326.8 million of farm products in 2022, led by corn, cattle and soybeans.

Orchards and vineyards here grow hazelnuts, apples and grapes, and local fields produce sweet corn, pumpkins and cucumbers.

22 farms in Jackson County already sell straight to the public, about $90,000 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 Jackson County

Jackson County farms and homesteads keep 122,240 egg-laying hens, 85,562 head of cattle and 62,925 hogs. Fresh farm eggs are one of the easiest things to buy and sell locally.

About 2,022 people run or help run farms in Jackson County, with an average age of 58. 32% of them are women. 198 are under 35 - the next generation of local growers. 7 farms earn money from agritourism - things like u-pick fields, pumpkin patches, farm stays and corn mazes.

Where Jackson County stands out: it ranks #11 of 74 IA counties for egg-laying hens and #17 of 99 IA counties for number of farms.