CLEARWATER COUNTY MARKET

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

🌽 Buy local in Clearwater County: fruit, vegetables, honey, baked goods, plants and livestock from people in Bagley, Clearbrook and and Shevlin. Fruit, vegetables, cottage foods, plants, seeds and farm gear are all welcome. Posting an ad is free and sellers keep every dollar.

Farming in Clearwater County by the Numbers

Clearwater County has 404 farms on 159,856 acres (about 396 acres each). Together they sold $46.4 million of farm products in 2022, led by cattle, vegetables and soybeans.

Local fields produce potatoes, sweet corn, squash and cabbage.

31 farms in Clearwater County already sell straight to the public, about $551,000 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 Clearwater County

Livestock is part of daily life here: the 2022 farm census found 16,505 head of cattle, 1,108 sheep and 851 egg-laying hens in Clearwater County. Grass-fed beef sold by the quarter or half is a common way ranchers sell direct.

About 696 people run or help run farms in Clearwater County, with an average age of 56. 36% of them are women. 64 are under 35 - the next generation of local growers. 5 farms earn money from agritourism - things like u-pick fields, pumpkin patches, farm stays and corn mazes.