ROSCOMMON COUNTY MARKET

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

🌽 Crop Market is a free online farmers market where neighbors in Higgins Lake, Houghton Lake and and Saint Helen buy and sell food they grew, baked or raised. Fruit, vegetables, cottage foods, plants, seeds and farm gear are all welcome. Posting an ad is free and sellers keep every dollar.

Farming in Roscommon County by the Numbers

Roscommon County has 34 farms on 4,107 acres (about 121 acres each). Together they sold $737,000 of farm products in 2022, led by cattle, nursery & greenhouse plants and vegetables.

6 farms in Roscommon County already sell straight to the public, about $7,000 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 Roscommon County

Out in the pastures and barnyards, Roscommon County counts 104 head of cattle, 84 egg-laying hens and 48 horses and ponies. Grass-fed beef sold by the quarter or half is a common way ranchers sell direct.

About 53 people run or help run farms in Roscommon County, with an average age of 62. 38% of them are women. 2 are under 35 - the next generation of local growers. 1 farm earns money from agritourism - things like u-pick fields, pumpkin patches, farm stays and corn mazes.