OSCEOLA COUNTY MARKET

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

🌽 Osceola County has more backyard fruit trees and home gardens than anyone could eat from. Crop Market connects them with neighbors in Evart, Hersey and Sears. 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 Osceola County by the Numbers

Osceola County has 554 farms on 101,077 acres (about 182 acres each). Together they sold $90.5 million of farm products in 2022, led by dairy (milk), cattle and hogs.

Orchards and vineyards here grow apples, and local fields produce pumpkins, sweet corn, garlic and squash. Beekeepers tend about 1,249 honey bee colonies.

44 farms in Osceola County already sell straight to the public, about $291,000 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 Osceola County

Livestock is part of daily life here: the 2022 farm census found 22,601 head of cattle, 15,186 hogs and 2,499 sheep in Osceola County. Grass-fed beef sold by the quarter or half is a common way ranchers sell direct.

About 979 people run or help run farms in Osceola County, with an average age of 54. 32% of them are women. 145 are under 35 - the next generation of local growers. 4 farms earn money from agritourism - things like u-pick fields, pumpkin patches, farm stays and corn mazes.