MACKINAC COUNTY MARKET

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

🌽 Buy local in Mackinac County: fruit, vegetables, honey, baked goods, plants and livestock from people in Cedarville, Curtis and Mackinac Island. Homemade jams, breads and honey are listed right next to fresh produce and seedlings. Listing is free and you keep 100% of every local sale.

Farming in Mackinac County by the Numbers

Mackinac County has 88 farms on 19,050 acres (about 216 acres each). Together they sold $5.9 million of farm products in 2022, led by cattle, hay & other field crops and corn.

Local fields produce potatoes, sweet corn, squash and green beans. Beekeepers tend about 26 honey bee colonies.

16 farms in Mackinac County already sell straight to the public, about $85,000 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 Mackinac County

Out in the pastures and barnyards, Mackinac County counts 2,199 head of cattle, 733 sheep and 428 egg-laying hens. Grass-fed beef sold by the quarter or half is a common way ranchers sell direct.

About 144 people run or help run farms in Mackinac County, with an average age of 58. 37% of them are women. 11 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.