MORRISON COUNTY MARKET

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

🌽 From Bowlus to Little Falls, Morrison County gardeners, small farms and home cooks post their extra harvest here for people nearby. Watch for local honey when it comes into season in Minnesota. Listing is free and you keep 100% of every local sale.

Farming in Morrison County by the Numbers

Morrison County has 1,571 farms on 361,789 acres (about 230 acres each). Together they sold $538.3 million of farm products in 2022, led by poultry & eggs, dairy (milk) and corn.

Orchards and vineyards here grow apples and grapes, and local fields produce potatoes, cucumbers, tomatoes and cabbage. Beekeepers tend about 2,604 honey bee colonies.

52 farms in Morrison County already sell straight to the public, about $261,000 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 Morrison County

Livestock is part of daily life here: the 2022 farm census found 961,670 turkeys, 312,324 egg-laying hens and 70,675 head of cattle in Morrison County.

About 2,643 people run or help run farms in Morrison County, with an average age of 56. 33% of them are women. 296 are under 35 - the next generation of local growers. 8 farms earn money from agritourism - things like u-pick fields, pumpkin patches, farm stays and corn mazes.

Where Morrison County stands out: it ranks #3 of 87 MN counties for number of farms and #7 of 79 MN counties for egg-laying hens.