JEFFERSON COUNTY MARKET

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

🌽 From Batavia to and Packwood, Jefferson 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. Listing is free and you keep 100% of every local sale.

Farming in Jefferson County by the Numbers

Jefferson County has 681 farms on 211,552 acres (about 311 acres each). Together they sold $153.7 million of farm products in 2022, led by corn, soybeans and hogs.

Orchards and vineyards here grow chestnuts, grapes and pears, and local fields produce bell peppers, pumpkins, asparagus and chile peppers. Beekeepers tend about 57 honey bee colonies.

35 farms in Jefferson County already sell straight to the public, about $203,000 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 Jefferson County

Out in the pastures and barnyards, Jefferson County counts 61,147 hogs, 14,189 head of cattle and 10,595 egg-laying hens.

About 1,198 people run or help run farms in Jefferson County, with an average age of 58. 35% of them are women. 86 are under 35 - the next generation of local growers. 2 farms earn money from agritourism - things like u-pick fields, pumpkin patches, farm stays and corn mazes.

Where Jefferson County stands out: it ranks #7 of 96 IA counties for goats.