GRAND TRAVERSE COUNTY MARKET

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

🌽 Grand Traverse County has more backyard fruit trees and home gardens than anyone could eat from. Crop Market connects them with neighbors in Grawn, Interlochen and and Williamsburg. Fruit, vegetables, cottage foods, plants, seeds and farm gear are all welcome. Listing is free and you keep 100% of every local sale.

Farming in Grand Traverse County by the Numbers

Grand Traverse County has 553 farms on 44,663 acres (about 81 acres each). Together they sold $51.9 million of farm products in 2022, led by fruit & nuts, hay & other field crops and hogs.

Orchards and vineyards here grow tart cherries, sweet cherries and grapes, and local fields produce pumpkins, garlic, tomatoes and squash. Beekeepers tend about 250 honey bee colonies.

95 farms in Grand Traverse County already sell straight to the public, about $14.2 million 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 Grand Traverse County

Out in the pastures and barnyards, Grand Traverse County counts 11,217 hogs, 2,541 egg-laying hens and 2,076 head of cattle.

About 1,046 people run or help run farms in Grand Traverse County, with an average age of 57. 38% of them are women. 93 are under 35 - the next generation of local growers. 8 farms earn money from agritourism - things like u-pick fields, pumpkin patches, farm stays and corn mazes.

Where Grand Traverse County stands out: it ranks #2 of 81 MI counties for selling food straight to the public.