IDAHO COUNTY MARKET

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

🌽 This is the Idaho County page of Crop Market, a free online farmers market in Idaho for Clearwater, Cottonwood and Greencreek. Fruit, vegetables, cottage foods, plants, seeds and farm gear are all welcome. Posting an ad is free and sellers keep every dollar.

Farming in Idaho County by the Numbers

Idaho County has 696 farms on 545,260 acres (about 783 acres each). Together they sold $76.1 million of farm products in 2022, led by wheat, aquaculture and hay & other field crops.

Orchards and vineyards here grow apples, grapes and pears, and local fields produce tomatoes.

28 farms in Idaho County already sell straight to the public, about $132,000 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 Idaho County

Out in the pastures and barnyards, Idaho County counts 25,989 head of cattle, 1,852 goats and 1,233 egg-laying hens. Grass-fed beef sold by the quarter or half is a common way ranchers sell direct.

About 1,317 people run or help run farms in Idaho County, with an average age of 59. 39% of them are women. 142 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.

Where Idaho County stands out: it ranks #3 of 41 ID counties for goats.