MURRAY COUNTY MARKET

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

🌽 Looking for food grown in Murray County? Backyard growers and small farms around Avoca, Chandler and Lake Wilson list it here. Watch for local apples when it comes into season in Minnesota. It's free to post, there's no cut taken, and local farm food carries no sales tax.

Farming in Murray County by the Numbers

Murray County has 789 farms on 351,476 acres (about 445 acres each). Together they sold $451.9 million of farm products in 2022, led by corn, hogs and soybeans.

Local fields produce squash, green beans, cucumbers and kale.

11 farms in Murray County already sell straight to the public, about $24,000 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 Murray County

Livestock is part of daily life here: the 2022 farm census found 198,432 hogs, 53,015 head of cattle and 3,361 sheep in Murray County.

About 1,289 people run or help run farms in Murray County, with an average age of 57. 29% of them are women. 150 are under 35 - the next generation of local growers. 4 farms earn money from agritourism - things like u-pick fields, pumpkin patches, farm stays and corn mazes.