TAMA COUNTY MARKET

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

🌽 Buy local in Tama County: fruit, vegetables, honey, baked goods, plants and livestock from people in Buckingham, Chelsea and Garwin. 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 Tama County by the Numbers

Tama County has 1,056 farms on 360,619 acres (about 341 acres each). Together they sold $406.4 million of farm products in 2022, led by corn, soybeans and hogs.

Orchards and vineyards here grow apples and pears, and local fields produce sweet corn, tomatoes, bell peppers and onions. Beekeepers tend about 150 honey bee colonies.

34 farms in Tama County already sell straight to the public, about $246,000 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 Tama County

Tama County farms and homesteads keep 150,494 hogs, 31,502 head of cattle and 1,205 goats.

About 1,838 people run or help run farms in Tama County, with an average age of 58. 32% of them are women. 222 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 Tama County stands out: it ranks #18 of 96 IA counties for goats.