CLEARWATER COUNTY MARKET

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

🌽 Crop Market is a free online farmers market where neighbors in Ahsahka, Elk River and and Weippe buy and sell food they grew, baked or raised. Fruit, vegetables, cottage foods, plants, seeds and farm gear are all welcome. Posting an ad is free and sellers keep every dollar.

Farming in Clearwater County by the Numbers

Clearwater County has 273 farms on 66,230 acres (about 243 acres each). Together they sold $8.5 million of farm products in 2022, led by hay & other field crops, wheat and sheep & goats.

Local fields produce cucumbers, potatoes, onions and bell peppers. Beekeepers tend about 34 honey bee colonies.

17 farms in Clearwater County already sell straight to the public, about $48,000 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 Clearwater County

Clearwater County farms and homesteads keep 3,102 head of cattle, 629 egg-laying hens and 270 horses and ponies. Grass-fed beef sold by the quarter or half is a common way ranchers sell direct.

About 499 people run or help run farms in Clearwater County, with an average age of 63. 40% of them are women. 17 are under 35 - the next generation of local growers. 3 farms earn money from agritourism - things like u-pick fields, pumpkin patches, farm stays and corn mazes.