JEFFERSON COUNTY MARKET

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

🌽 Buy local in Jefferson County: fruit, vegetables, honey, baked goods, plants and livestock from people in Hamer, Lewisville and Roberts. Fruit, vegetables, cottage foods, plants, seeds and farm gear are all welcome. Posting an ad is free and sellers keep every dollar.

Farming in Jefferson County by the Numbers

Jefferson County has 679 farms on 262,180 acres (about 386 acres each). Together they sold $380.8 million of farm products in 2022, led by vegetables, dairy (milk) and cattle.

Orchards and vineyards here grow apples and sweet cherries, and local fields produce potatoes, pumpkins, squash and green peas. Beekeepers tend about 2,535 honey bee colonies.

42 farms in Jefferson County already sell straight to the public. 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 Jefferson County

Out in the pastures and barnyards, Jefferson County counts 74,255 head of cattle, 18,901 sheep and 1,638 egg-laying hens. Grass-fed beef sold by the quarter or half is a common way ranchers sell direct.

About 1,340 people run or help run farms in Jefferson County, with an average age of 53. 37% of them are women. 154 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.