MARSHALL COUNTY MARKET

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

🌽 From Albion to Laurel, Marshall 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. It's free to post, there's no cut taken, and local farm food carries no sales tax.

Farming in Marshall County by the Numbers

Marshall County has 898 farms on 333,581 acres (about 371 acres each). Together they sold $446.8 million of farm products in 2022, led by corn, soybeans and hogs.

Orchards and vineyards here grow chestnuts and apples, and local fields produce pumpkins, sweet corn, cucumbers and squash. Beekeepers tend about 408 honey bee colonies.

32 farms in Marshall County already sell straight to the public, about $301,000 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 Marshall County

Out in the pastures and barnyards, Marshall County counts 146,882 hogs, 26,404 head of cattle and 1,956 sheep.

About 1,617 people run or help run farms in Marshall County, with an average age of 58. 33% of them are women. 159 are under 35 - the next generation of local growers. 5 farms earn money from agritourism - things like u-pick fields, pumpkin patches, farm stays and corn mazes.

Where Marshall County stands out: it ranks #13 of 93 IA counties for honey bee colonies.