DICKINSON COUNTY MARKET

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

🌽 Dickinson County has more backyard fruit trees and home gardens than anyone could eat from. Crop Market connects them with neighbors in Iron Mountain, Channing and Norway. Fruit, vegetables, cottage foods, plants, seeds and farm gear are all welcome. Posting an ad is free and sellers keep every dollar.

Farming in Dickinson County by the Numbers

Dickinson County has 133 farms on 19,463 acres (about 146 acres each). Together they sold $6.5 million of farm products in 2022, led by hay & other field crops, vegetables and cattle.

Beekeepers tend about 96 honey bee colonies.

9 farms in Dickinson County already sell straight to the public, about $27,000 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 Dickinson County

Dickinson County farms and homesteads keep 1,571 head of cattle, 549 egg-laying hens and 125 horses and ponies. Grass-fed beef sold by the quarter or half is a common way ranchers sell direct.

About 221 people run or help run farms in Dickinson County, with an average age of 60. 30% of them are women. 13 are under 35 - the next generation of local growers. 5 farms earn money from agritourism - things like u-pick fields, pumpkin patches, farm stays and corn mazes.