MONTCALM COUNTY MARKET

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

🌽 Buy local in Montcalm County: fruit, vegetables, honey, baked goods, plants and livestock from people in Carson City, Coral and Greenville. 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 Montcalm County by the Numbers

Montcalm County has 818 farms on 232,558 acres (about 284 acres each). Together they sold $307.2 million of farm products in 2022, led by vegetables, dairy (milk) and corn.

Orchards and vineyards here grow apples, hazelnuts and walnuts, and local fields produce potatoes, green peas, onions and celery. Beekeepers tend about 2,642 honey bee colonies.

73 farms in Montcalm County already sell straight to the public, about $1.1 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 Montcalm County

Out in the pastures and barnyards, Montcalm County counts 31,783 hogs, 21,893 head of cattle and 7,769 egg-laying hens.

About 1,443 people run or help run farms in Montcalm County, with an average age of 56. 33% of them are women. 186 are under 35 - the next generation of local growers. 17 farms earn money from agritourism - things like u-pick fields, pumpkin patches, farm stays and corn mazes.

Where Montcalm County stands out: it ranks #9 of 76 MI counties for egg-laying hens and #9 of 74 MI counties for honey bee colonies.