LYON COUNTY MARKET

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

🌽 Buy local in Lyon County: fruit, vegetables, honey, baked goods, plants and livestock from people in Balaton, Cottonwood and Marshall. 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 Lyon County by the Numbers

Lyon County has 869 farms on 424,591 acres (about 489 acres each). Together they sold $762.9 million of farm products in 2022, led by hogs, corn and soybeans.

6 farms in Lyon County already sell straight to the public, about $21,000 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 Lyon County

Out in the pastures and barnyards, Lyon County counts 506,333 turkeys, 444,988 hogs and 57,000 head of cattle.

About 1,535 people run or help run farms in Lyon County, with an average age of 56. 26% of them are women. 170 are under 35 - the next generation of local growers. 1 farm earns money from agritourism - things like u-pick fields, pumpkin patches, farm stays and corn mazes.

Where Lyon County stands out: it ranks #6 of 87 MN counties for total farm sales.