BENEWAH COUNTY MARKET

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

🌽 Looking for food grown in Benewah County? Backyard growers and small farms around Desmet, Fernwood and and Tensed list it here. Homemade jams, breads and honey are listed right next to fresh produce and seedlings. Posting an ad is free and sellers keep every dollar.

Farming in Benewah County by the Numbers

Benewah County has 240 farms on 130,471 acres (about 544 acres each). Together they sold $25.4 million of farm products in 2022, led by wheat, hay & other field crops and cattle.

Orchards and vineyards here grow tart cherries, and local fields produce garlic, cucumbers, chile peppers and tomatoes. Beekeepers tend about 7 honey bee colonies.

13 farms in Benewah County already sell straight to the public, about $97,000 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 Benewah County

Out in the pastures and barnyards, Benewah County counts 1,004 head of cattle, 962 egg-laying hens and 220 horses and ponies. Grass-fed beef sold by the quarter or half is a common way ranchers sell direct.

About 391 people run or help run farms in Benewah County, with an average age of 58. 41% of them are women. 25 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.