BONNER COUNTY MARKET

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

🌽 Buy local in Bonner County: fruit, vegetables, honey, baked goods, plants and livestock from people in Blanchard, Careywood and Hope. 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 Bonner County by the Numbers

Bonner County has 798 farms on 97,446 acres (about 122 acres each). Together they sold $14.7 million of farm products in 2022, led by nursery & greenhouse plants, hay & other field crops and cattle.

Orchards and vineyards here grow apples, pears and plums, and local fields produce pumpkins, garlic, green beans and tomatoes. Beekeepers tend about 88 honey bee colonies.

103 farms in Bonner County already sell straight to the public, about $550,000 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 Bonner County

Livestock is part of daily life here: the 2022 farm census found 5,589 egg-laying hens, 3,797 head of cattle and 1,101 horses and ponies in Bonner County. Fresh farm eggs are one of the easiest things to buy and sell locally.

About 1,567 people run or help run farms in Bonner County, with an average age of 59. 45% of them are women. 125 are under 35 - the next generation of local growers. 9 farms earn money from agritourism - things like u-pick fields, pumpkin patches, farm stays and corn mazes.

Where Bonner County stands out: it ranks #2 of 39 ID counties for egg-laying hens and #9 of 44 ID counties for number of farms.