FARIBAULT COUNTY MARKET

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

🌽 Looking for food grown in Faribault County? Backyard growers and small farms around Blue Earth, Bricelyn and Frost list it here. Watch for local wild rice when it comes into season in Minnesota. It's free to post, there's no cut taken, and local farm food carries no sales tax.

Farming in Faribault County by the Numbers

Faribault County has 773 farms on 383,231 acres (about 496 acres each). Together they sold $587.7 million of farm products in 2022, led by corn, hogs and soybeans.

Local fields produce sweet corn and green peas. Beekeepers tend about 4 honey bee colonies.

8 farms in Faribault County already sell straight to the public, about $38,000 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 Faribault County

Livestock is part of daily life here: the 2022 farm census found 278,094 hogs, 6,228 head of cattle and 785 egg-laying hens in Faribault County.

About 1,299 people run or help run farms in Faribault County, with an average age of 56. 28% of them are women. 192 are under 35 - the next generation of local growers.

Where Faribault County stands out: it ranks #14 of 87 MN counties for total farm sales.