MISSAUKEE COUNTY MARKET

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

🌽 Crop Market is a free online farmers market where neighbors in Falmouth, Mc Bain and and Moorestown buy and sell food they grew, baked or raised. Watch for local cherries when it comes into season in Michigan. Posting an ad is free and sellers keep every dollar.

Farming in Missaukee County by the Numbers

Missaukee County has 344 farms on 118,133 acres (about 343 acres each). Together they sold $289.6 million of farm products in 2022, led by dairy (milk), cattle and Christmas trees.

Orchards and vineyards here grow apples, grapes and plums, and local fields produce asparagus, tomatoes, lettuce and onions. Beekeepers tend about 16 honey bee colonies.

31 farms in Missaukee County already sell straight to the public, about $234,000 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 Missaukee County

Out in the pastures and barnyards, Missaukee County counts 58,609 head of cattle, 5,541 egg-laying hens and 901 sheep. Grass-fed beef sold by the quarter or half is a common way ranchers sell direct.

About 642 people run or help run farms in Missaukee County, with an average age of 54. 32% of them are women. 94 are under 35 - the next generation of local growers. 2 farms earn money from agritourism - things like u-pick fields, pumpkin patches, farm stays and corn mazes.

Where Missaukee County stands out: it ranks #15 of 81 MI counties for total farm sales.