LEMHI COUNTY MARKET

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

🌽 From Carmen to Patterson, Lemhi 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. Listing is free and you keep 100% of every local sale.

Farming in Lemhi County by the Numbers

Lemhi County has 306 farms on 131,616 acres (about 430 acres each). Together they sold $32.2 million of farm products in 2022, led by cattle, hay & other field crops and horses.

Orchards and vineyards here grow apples, sweet cherries and plums, and local fields produce asparagus, fresh herbs, cabbage and garlic. Beekeepers tend about 3,525 honey bee colonies.

18 farms in Lemhi County already sell straight to the public, about $119,000 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 Lemhi County

Out in the pastures and barnyards, Lemhi County counts 25,991 head of cattle, 1,092 horses and ponies and 988 egg-laying hens. Grass-fed beef sold by the quarter or half is a common way ranchers sell direct.

About 576 people run or help run farms in Lemhi County, with an average age of 58. 43% of them are women. 62 are under 35 - the next generation of local growers. 7 farms earn money from agritourism - things like u-pick fields, pumpkin patches, farm stays and corn mazes.