HOUGHTON COUNTY MARKET

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

🌽 This is the Houghton County page of Crop Market, a free online farmers market in Michigan for Atlantic Mine, Chassell and Gay. Watch for local apples when it comes into season in Michigan. Posting an ad is free and sellers keep every dollar.

Farming in Houghton County by the Numbers

Houghton County has 187 farms on 25,808 acres (about 138 acres each). Together they sold $3.4 million of farm products in 2022, led by hay & other field crops, fruit & nuts and cattle.

Orchards and vineyards here grow apples and tart cherries, and local fields produce potatoes, sweet corn, tomatoes and fresh herbs. Beekeepers tend about 154 honey bee colonies.

40 farms in Houghton County already sell straight to the public, about $217,000 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 Houghton County

Houghton County farms and homesteads keep 1,105 egg-laying hens, 1,046 head of cattle and 572 sheep. Fresh farm eggs are one of the easiest things to buy and sell locally.

About 301 people run or help run farms in Houghton County, with an average age of 57. 35% of them are women. 20 are under 35 - the next generation of local growers. 12 farms earn money from agritourism - things like u-pick fields, pumpkin patches, farm stays and corn mazes.