WAPELLO COUNTY MARKET

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

🌽 Wapello County has more backyard fruit trees and home gardens than anyone could eat from. Crop Market connects them with neighbors in Agency, Blakesburg and Highland Center. Watch for local honey when it comes into season in Iowa. Listing is free and you keep 100% of every local sale.

Farming in Wapello County by the Numbers

Wapello County has 682 farms on 195,594 acres (about 287 acres each). Together they sold $139 million of farm products in 2022, led by corn, soybeans and hogs.

Beekeepers tend about 140 honey bee colonies.

13 farms in Wapello County already sell straight to the public, about $55,000 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 Wapello County

Out in the pastures and barnyards, Wapello County counts 65,563 hogs, 13,981 head of cattle and 1,686 sheep.

About 1,222 people run or help run farms in Wapello County, with an average age of 59. 38% of them are women. 123 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.