BEAR LAKE COUNTY MARKET

Bear Lake County, Idaho Farmers Market — Buy & Sell Local Crops Near You

🌽 From Bern to Montpelier, Bear Lake 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 Bear Lake County by the Numbers

Bear Lake County has 353 farms on 209,678 acres (about 594 acres each). Together they sold $29 million of farm products in 2022, led by cattle, hay & other field crops and dairy (milk).

Beekeepers tend about 4 honey bee colonies.

10 farms in Bear Lake County already sell straight to the public, about $40,000 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 Bear Lake County

Out in the pastures and barnyards, Bear Lake County counts 18,118 head of cattle, 1,033 horses and ponies and 646 egg-laying hens. Grass-fed beef sold by the quarter or half is a common way ranchers sell direct.

About 661 people run or help run farms in Bear Lake County, with an average age of 57. 36% of them are women. 53 are under 35 - the next generation of local growers. 8 farms earn money from agritourism - things like u-pick fields, pumpkin patches, farm stays and corn mazes.