MAHNOMEN COUNTY MARKET

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

🌽 Mahnomen County has more backyard fruit trees and home gardens than anyone could eat from. Crop Market connects them with neighbors in Bejou, Lengby and and Waubun. 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 Mahnomen County by the Numbers

Mahnomen County has 268 farms on 217,882 acres (about 813 acres each). Together they sold $136.7 million of farm products in 2022, led by corn, soybeans and wheat.

5 farms in Mahnomen County already sell straight to the public, about $35,000 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 Mahnomen County

Out in the pastures and barnyards, Mahnomen County counts 5,169 head of cattle, 386 egg-laying hens and 84 horses and ponies. Grass-fed beef sold by the quarter or half is a common way ranchers sell direct.

About 448 people run or help run farms in Mahnomen County, with an average age of 56. 25% of them are women. 35 are under 35 - the next generation of local growers. 2 farms earn money from agritourism - things like u-pick fields, pumpkin patches, farm stays and corn mazes.