LIVINGSTON COUNTY MARKET

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

🌽 Buy local in Livingston County: fruit, vegetables, honey, baked goods, plants and livestock from people in Brighton, Fowlerville and Howell. Michigan favorites like cherries and apples show up here when they're in season. Posting an ad is free and sellers keep every dollar.

Farming in Livingston County by the Numbers

Livingston County has 658 farms on 85,787 acres (about 130 acres each). Together they sold $72.2 million of farm products in 2022, led by corn, dairy (milk) and soybeans.

Orchards and vineyards here grow apples, chestnuts and pears, and local fields produce pumpkins, potatoes, squash and garlic. Beekeepers tend about 598 honey bee colonies.

88 farms in Livingston County already sell straight to the public, about $2.4 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 Livingston County

Out in the pastures and barnyards, Livingston County counts 7,195 head of cattle, 3,933 egg-laying hens and 1,593 horses and ponies. Grass-fed beef sold by the quarter or half is a common way ranchers sell direct.

About 1,214 people run or help run farms in Livingston County, with an average age of 55. 43% of them are women. 137 are under 35 - the next generation of local growers. 14 farms earn money from agritourism - things like u-pick fields, pumpkin patches, farm stays and corn mazes.

Where Livingston County stands out: it ranks #16 of 81 MI counties for selling food straight to the public.