MARSHALL COUNTY MARKET

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

🌽 Buy local in Marshall County: fruit, vegetables, honey, baked goods, plants and livestock from people in Alvarado, Argyle and Newfolden. Homemade jams, breads and honey are listed right next to fresh produce and seedlings. Posting an ad is free and sellers keep every dollar.

Farming in Marshall County by the Numbers

Marshall County has 1,072 farms on 912,128 acres (about 851 acres each). Together they sold $420.4 million of farm products in 2022, led by soybeans, wheat and hay & other field crops.

Local fields produce potatoes and tomatoes.

5 farms in Marshall County already sell straight to the public, about $26,000 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 Marshall County

Marshall County farms and homesteads keep 10,835 head of cattle, 497 egg-laying hens and 427 sheep. Grass-fed beef sold by the quarter or half is a common way ranchers sell direct.

About 1,892 people run or help run farms in Marshall County, with an average age of 57. 21% of them are women. 203 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 Marshall County stands out: it ranks #13 of 87 MN counties for number of farms.