MONONA COUNTY MARKET

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

🌽 Monona County has more backyard fruit trees and home gardens than anyone could eat from. Crop Market connects them with neighbors in Blencoe, Castana and Rodney. Fruit, vegetables, cottage foods, plants, seeds and farm gear are all welcome. Posting an ad is free and sellers keep every dollar.

Farming in Monona County by the Numbers

Monona County has 669 farms on 406,263 acres (about 607 acres each). Together they sold $325 million of farm products in 2022, led by corn, soybeans and cattle.

Local fields produce tomatoes. Beekeepers tend about 26 honey bee colonies.

2 farms in Monona County already sell straight to the public. 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 Monona County

Livestock is part of daily life here: the 2022 farm census found 15,646 head of cattle, 10,507 hogs and 399 egg-laying hens in Monona County. Grass-fed beef sold by the quarter or half is a common way ranchers sell direct.

About 1,188 people run or help run farms in Monona County, with an average age of 59. 29% of them are women. 124 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.