ONEIDA COUNTY MARKET

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

🌽 Buy local in Oneida County: fruit, vegetables, honey, baked goods, plants and livestock from people in Holbrook, and Malad City. Homemade jams, breads and honey are listed right next to fresh produce and seedlings. Posting an ad is free and sellers keep every dollar.

Farming in Oneida County by the Numbers

Oneida County has 446 farms on 327,714 acres (about 735 acres each). Together they sold $53.7 million of farm products in 2022, led by hay & other field crops, cattle and wheat.

Orchards and vineyards here grow peaches and sweet cherries. Beekeepers tend about 10 honey bee colonies.

25 farms in Oneida County already sell straight to the public, about $33,000 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 Oneida County

Out in the pastures and barnyards, Oneida County counts 23,256 head of cattle, 1,029 egg-laying hens and 944 goats. Grass-fed beef sold by the quarter or half is a common way ranchers sell direct.

About 855 people run or help run farms in Oneida County, with an average age of 60. 35% of them are women. 61 are under 35 - the next generation of local growers. 4 farms earn money from agritourism - things like u-pick fields, pumpkin patches, farm stays and corn mazes.

Where Oneida County stands out: it ranks #6 of 41 ID counties for goats.