ELMORE COUNTY MARKET

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

🌽 Buy local in Elmore County: fruit, vegetables, honey, baked goods, plants and livestock from people in Atlanta, Glenns Ferry and and Mountain Home A. Fruit, vegetables, cottage foods, plants, seeds and farm gear are all welcome. Posting an ad is free and sellers keep every dollar.

Farming in Elmore County by the Numbers

Elmore County has 284 farms on 296,190 acres (about 1,043 acres each). Together they sold $591.7 million of farm products in 2022, led by hay & other field crops, vegetables and corn.

Local fields produce potatoes. Beekeepers tend about 43 honey bee colonies.

23 farms in Elmore County already sell straight to the public, about $161,000 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 Elmore County

Out in the pastures and barnyards, Elmore County counts 180,088 head of cattle, 1,583 egg-laying hens and 746 horses and ponies. Grass-fed beef sold by the quarter or half is a common way ranchers sell direct.

About 567 people run or help run farms in Elmore County, with an average age of 56. 39% of them are women. 74 are under 35 - the next generation of local growers.

Where Elmore County stands out: it ranks #6 of 44 ID counties for total farm sales.