BRANCH COUNTY MARKET

Branch County, Michigan Farmers Market — Buy & Sell Local Crops Near You

🌽 Branch County has more backyard fruit trees and home gardens than anyone could eat from. Crop Market connects them with neighbors in Bronson, Coldwater and and Union 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 Branch County by the Numbers

Branch County has 758 farms on 222,892 acres (about 294 acres each). Together they sold $278 million of farm products in 2022, led by corn, soybeans and hogs.

Orchards and vineyards here grow apples, peaches and pears, and local fields produce sweet corn, bell peppers, broccoli and watermelons.

35 farms in Branch County already sell straight to the public, about $285,000 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 Branch County

Branch County farms and homesteads keep 79,793 hogs, 11,867 head of cattle and 2,462 egg-laying hens.

About 1,325 people run or help run farms in Branch County, with an average age of 58. 31% of them are women. 100 are under 35 - the next generation of local growers. 2 farms earn money from agritourism - things like u-pick fields, pumpkin patches, farm stays and corn mazes.

Where Branch County stands out: it ranks #16 of 81 MI counties for total farm sales.