ITASCA COUNTY MARKET

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

🌽 From Bigfork to Deer River, Itasca County gardeners, small farms and home cooks post their extra harvest here for people nearby. 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 Itasca County by the Numbers

Itasca County has 424 farms on 96,375 acres (about 227 acres each). Together they sold $13.8 million of farm products in 2022, led by hay & other field crops, soybeans and corn.

Orchards and vineyards here grow apples, and local fields produce potatoes, pumpkins, radishes and cucumbers.

38 farms in Itasca County already sell straight to the public, about $247,000 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 Itasca County

Itasca County farms and homesteads keep 5,421 head of cattle, 2,312 egg-laying hens and 563 sheep. Grass-fed beef sold by the quarter or half is a common way ranchers sell direct.

About 732 people run or help run farms in Itasca County, with an average age of 57. 39% of them are women. 75 are under 35 - the next generation of local growers.