IOSCO COUNTY MARKET

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

🌽 Crop Market is a free online farmers market where neighbors in East Tawas, Hale and South Branch buy and sell food they grew, baked or raised. Fruit, vegetables, cottage foods, plants, seeds and farm gear are all welcome. Posting an ad is free and sellers keep every dollar.

Farming in Iosco County by the Numbers

Iosco County has 221 farms on 28,094 acres (about 127 acres each). Together they sold $19.7 million of farm products in 2022, led by dairy (milk), cattle and corn.

Orchards and vineyards here grow apples, sweet cherries and pears, and local fields produce green beans, tomatoes, carrots and squash. Beekeepers tend about 310 honey bee colonies.

11 farms in Iosco County already sell straight to the public, about $152,000 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 Iosco County

Out in the pastures and barnyards, Iosco County counts 5,888 head of cattle, 1,115 egg-laying hens and 516 sheep. Grass-fed beef sold by the quarter or half is a common way ranchers sell direct.

About 365 people run or help run farms in Iosco County, with an average age of 57. 39% of them are women. 42 are under 35 - the next generation of local growers.