MADISON COUNTY MARKET

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

🌽 Madison County has more backyard fruit trees and home gardens than anyone could eat from. Crop Market connects them with neighbors in Rexburg, and Sugar City. Idaho favorites like apples and cherries show up here when they're in season. Posting an ad is free and sellers keep every dollar.

Farming in Madison County by the Numbers

Madison County has 358 farms on 166,920 acres (about 466 acres each). Together they sold $212.4 million of farm products in 2022, led by vegetables, wheat and barley.

Local fields produce potatoes and squash. Beekeepers tend about 8,096 honey bee colonies.

18 farms in Madison County already sell straight to the public, about $22,000 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 Madison County

Madison County farms and homesteads keep 8,125 head of cattle, 689 horses and ponies and 352 egg-laying hens. Grass-fed beef sold by the quarter or half is a common way ranchers sell direct.

About 679 people run or help run farms in Madison County, with an average age of 55. 31% of them are women. 64 are under 35 - the next generation of local growers. 1 farm earns money from agritourism - things like u-pick fields, pumpkin patches, farm stays and corn mazes.

Where Madison County stands out: it ranks #6 of 28 ID counties for honey bee colonies.