BELTRAMI COUNTY MARKET

Beltrami County, Minnesota Farmers Market — Buy & Sell Local Crops Near You

🌽 Buy local in Beltrami County: fruit, vegetables, honey, baked goods, plants and livestock from people in Bemidji, Blackduck and Ponemah. Fruit, vegetables, cottage foods, plants, seeds and farm gear are all welcome. It's free to post, there's no cut taken, and local farm food carries no sales tax.

Farming in Beltrami County by the Numbers

Beltrami County has 608 farms on 173,158 acres (about 285 acres each). Together they sold $38.2 million of farm products in 2022, led by cattle, soybeans and hay & other field crops.

Orchards and vineyards here grow apples, and local fields produce squash, pumpkins, garlic and potatoes. Beekeepers tend about 2,056 honey bee colonies.

25 farms in Beltrami County already sell straight to the public, about $285,000 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 Beltrami County

Out in the pastures and barnyards, Beltrami County counts 13,648 head of cattle, 1,469 egg-laying hens and 468 horses and ponies. Grass-fed beef sold by the quarter or half is a common way ranchers sell direct.

About 1,053 people run or help run farms in Beltrami County, with an average age of 58. 37% of them are women. 87 are under 35 - the next generation of local growers. 14 farms earn money from agritourism - things like u-pick fields, pumpkin patches, farm stays and corn mazes.

Where Beltrami County stands out: it ranks #12 of 64 MN counties for honey bee colonies.