KANABEC COUNTY MARKET

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

🌽 From Mora to and Quamba, Kanabec 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. Listing is free and you keep 100% of every local sale.

Farming in Kanabec County by the Numbers

Kanabec County has 531 farms on 99,182 acres (about 187 acres each). Together they sold $32.5 million of farm products in 2022, led by corn, soybeans and cattle.

Orchards and vineyards here grow apples, and local fields produce sweet corn, watermelons, squash and potatoes. Beekeepers tend about 205 honey bee colonies.

60 farms in Kanabec County already sell straight to the public, about $1 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 Kanabec County

Kanabec County farms and homesteads keep 29,040 egg-laying hens, 6,258 head of cattle and 697 sheep. Fresh farm eggs are one of the easiest things to buy and sell locally.

About 934 people run or help run farms in Kanabec County, with an average age of 56. 37% of them are women. 85 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.

Where Kanabec County stands out: it ranks #9 of 79 MN counties for egg-laying hens.