GRATIOT COUNTY MARKET

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

🌽 Gratiot County has more backyard fruit trees and home gardens than anyone could eat from. Crop Market connects them with neighbors in Alma, Ashley and Elwell. 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 Gratiot County by the Numbers

Gratiot County has 818 farms on 305,863 acres (about 374 acres each). Together they sold $486.1 million of farm products in 2022, led by dairy (milk), corn and soybeans.

Orchards and vineyards here grow apples and peaches, and local fields produce cucumbers, sweet corn, pumpkins and bell peppers.

27 farms in Gratiot County already sell straight to the public, about $1.6 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 Gratiot County

Out in the pastures and barnyards, Gratiot County counts 59,950 head of cattle, 54,027 turkeys and 41,033 hogs. Grass-fed beef sold by the quarter or half is a common way ranchers sell direct.

About 1,461 people run or help run farms in Gratiot County, with an average age of 56. 30% of them are women. 178 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.

Where Gratiot County stands out: it ranks #6 of 81 MI counties for total farm sales.