SAGINAW COUNTY MARKET

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

🌽 Saginaw County has more backyard fruit trees and home gardens than anyone could eat from. Crop Market connects them with neighbors in Saginaw, Birch Run and Carrollton. Watch for local apples when it comes into season in Michigan. Listing is free and you keep 100% of every local sale.

Farming in Saginaw County by the Numbers

Saginaw County has 1,284 farms on 299,187 acres (about 233 acres each). Together they sold $242.5 million of farm products in 2022, led by corn, soybeans and vegetables.

Orchards and vineyards here grow apples, peaches and pears, and local fields produce potatoes, pumpkins, squash and tomatoes. Beekeepers tend about 1,423 honey bee colonies.

93 farms in Saginaw 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 Saginaw County

Out in the pastures and barnyards, Saginaw County counts 6,144 head of cattle, 3,105 egg-laying hens and 508 horses and ponies. Grass-fed beef sold by the quarter or half is a common way ranchers sell direct.

About 2,115 people run or help run farms in Saginaw County, with an average age of 59. 31% of them are women. 169 are under 35 - the next generation of local growers. 19 farms earn money from agritourism - things like u-pick fields, pumpkin patches, farm stays and corn mazes.

Where Saginaw County stands out: it ranks #3 of 83 MI counties for number of farms and #14 of 74 MI counties for honey bee colonies.