LINCOLN COUNTY MARKET

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

🌽 Lincoln County has more backyard fruit trees and home gardens than anyone could eat from. Crop Market connects them with neighbors in Dietrich, Richfield and and Shoshone. Idaho favorites like apples and cherries show up here when they're in season. It's free to post, there's no cut taken, and local farm food carries no sales tax.

Farming in Lincoln County by the Numbers

Lincoln County has 229 farms on 104,847 acres (about 458 acres each). Together they sold $254.6 million of farm products in 2022, led by dairy (milk), cattle and hay & other field crops.

8 farms in Lincoln County already sell straight to the public, about $54,000 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 Lincoln County

Lincoln County farms and homesteads keep 64,302 head of cattle, 526 egg-laying hens and 466 horses and ponies. Grass-fed beef sold by the quarter or half is a common way ranchers sell direct.

About 400 people run or help run farms in Lincoln County, with an average age of 56. 35% of them are women. 39 are under 35 - the next generation of local growers.