TUSCOLA COUNTY MARKET

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

🌽 Buy local in Tuscola County: fruit, vegetables, honey, baked goods, plants and livestock from people in Akron, Caro and Fostoria. Watch for local cherries when it comes into season in Michigan. Posting an ad is free and sellers keep every dollar.

Farming in Tuscola County by the Numbers

Tuscola County has 1,247 farms on 338,072 acres (about 271 acres each). Together they sold $328.3 million of farm products in 2022, led by corn, soybeans and dairy (milk).

Orchards and vineyards here grow pears, apples and peaches, and local fields produce cucumbers, sweet corn, pumpkins and cabbage. Beekeepers tend about 266 honey bee colonies.

64 farms in Tuscola County already sell straight to the public, about $2.9 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 Tuscola County

Out in the pastures and barnyards, Tuscola County counts 22,000 head of cattle, 15,985 hogs and 4,258 egg-laying hens. Grass-fed beef sold by the quarter or half is a common way ranchers sell direct.

About 2,142 people run or help run farms in Tuscola County, with an average age of 57. 32% of them are women. 290 are under 35 - the next generation of local growers. 13 farms earn money from agritourism - things like u-pick fields, pumpkin patches, farm stays and corn mazes.

Where Tuscola County stands out: it ranks #5 of 83 MI counties for number of farms and #12 of 81 MI counties for selling food straight to the public.