CHEBOYGAN COUNTY MARKET

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

🌽 From Afton to Topinabee, Cheboygan County gardeners, small farms and home cooks post their extra harvest here for people nearby. Michigan favorites like apples and blueberries show up here when they're in season. Listing is free and you keep 100% of every local sale.

Farming in Cheboygan County by the Numbers

Cheboygan County has 268 farms on 41,010 acres (about 153 acres each). Together they sold $7.7 million of farm products in 2022, led by hay & other field crops, maple syrup and cattle.

Orchards and vineyards here grow apples, and local fields produce pumpkins, lettuce, sweet corn and potatoes. Beekeepers tend about 85 honey bee colonies.

32 farms in Cheboygan County already sell straight to the public, about $253,000 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 Cheboygan County

Cheboygan County farms and homesteads keep 1,829 egg-laying hens, 1,783 head of cattle and 505 sheep. Fresh farm eggs are one of the easiest things to buy and sell locally.

About 451 people run or help run farms in Cheboygan County, with an average age of 61. 35% of them are women. 29 are under 35 - the next generation of local growers. 3 farms earn money from agritourism - things like u-pick fields, pumpkin patches, farm stays and corn mazes.