IRON COUNTY MARKET

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

🌽 This is the Iron County page of Crop Market, a free online farmers market in Michigan for Alpha, Amasa and Iron River. 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 Iron County by the Numbers

Iron County has 114 farms on 19,704 acres (about 173 acres each). Together they sold $2.8 million of farm products in 2022, led by hay & other field crops, Christmas trees and cattle.

Orchards and vineyards here grow apples. Beekeepers tend about 35 honey bee colonies.

19 farms in Iron County already sell straight to the public, about $51,000 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 Iron County

Out in the pastures and barnyards, Iron County counts 675 sheep, 578 head of cattle and 388 egg-laying hens. Local wool, lamb and fiber crafts often trade hands at farmers markets.

About 218 people run or help run farms in Iron County, with an average age of 57. 40% of them are women. 16 are under 35 - the next generation of local growers. 1 farm earns money from agritourism - things like u-pick fields, pumpkin patches, farm stays and corn mazes.