LAKE COUNTY MARKET

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

🌽 Lake County has more backyard fruit trees and home gardens than anyone could eat from. Crop Market connects them with neighbors in Beaver Bay, Finland and and Two Harbors. Minnesota favorites like sweet corn and wild rice show up here when they're in season. Posting an ad is free and sellers keep every dollar.

Farming in Lake County by the Numbers

Lake County has 34 farms on 1,422 acres (about 42 acres each). Together they sold $468,000 of farm products in 2022, led by vegetables, poultry & eggs and hay & other field crops.

Local fields produce lettuce, squash, carrots and garlic. Beekeepers tend about 9 honey bee colonies.

10 farms in Lake County already sell straight to the public, about $46,000 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 Lake County

Lake County farms and homesteads keep 663 egg-laying hens, 62 head of cattle and 40 turkeys. Fresh farm eggs are one of the easiest things to buy and sell locally.

About 65 people run or help run farms in Lake County, with an average age of 55. 46% of them are women. 11 are under 35 - the next generation of local growers.