WOODBURY COUNTY MARKET

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

🌽 Buy local in Woodbury County: fruit, vegetables, honey, baked goods, plants and livestock from people in Sioux City, Anthon and Danbury. Homemade jams, breads and honey are listed right next to fresh produce and seedlings. It's free to post, there's no cut taken, and local farm food carries no sales tax.

Farming in Woodbury County by the Numbers

Woodbury County has 1,005 farms on 468,824 acres (about 466 acres each). Together they sold $577 million of farm products in 2022, led by corn, cattle and soybeans.

Orchards and vineyards here grow grapes and apples, and local fields produce asparagus, potatoes, bell peppers and tomatoes. Beekeepers tend about 525 honey bee colonies.

20 farms in Woodbury County already sell straight to the public, about $599,000 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 Woodbury County

Out in the pastures and barnyards, Woodbury County counts 70,835 head of cattle, 39,665 hogs and 1,297 egg-laying hens. Grass-fed beef sold by the quarter or half is a common way ranchers sell direct.

About 1,787 people run or help run farms in Woodbury County, with an average age of 57. 33% of them are women. 234 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 Woodbury County stands out: it ranks #6 of 93 IA counties for honey bee colonies and #10 of 95 IA counties for selling food straight to the public.