FREMONT COUNTY MARKET

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

🌽 From Ashton to Saint Anthony, Fremont County gardeners, small farms and home cooks post their extra harvest here for people nearby. 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 Fremont County by the Numbers

Fremont County has 545 farms on 275,247 acres (about 505 acres each). Together they sold $247.2 million of farm products in 2022, led by vegetables, barley and hay & other field crops.

Local fields produce potatoes, sweet corn and squash. Beekeepers tend about 6 honey bee colonies.

30 farms in Fremont County already sell straight to the public, about $765,000 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 Fremont County

Out in the pastures and barnyards, Fremont County counts 17,675 head of cattle, 938 egg-laying hens and 934 horses and ponies. Grass-fed beef sold by the quarter or half is a common way ranchers sell direct.

About 1,105 people run or help run farms in Fremont County, with an average age of 58. 34% of them are women. 103 are under 35 - the next generation of local growers.

Where Fremont County stands out: it ranks #6 of 39 ID counties for selling food straight to the public.