NORMAN COUNTY MARKET

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

🌽 Norman County has more backyard fruit trees and home gardens than anyone could eat from. Crop Market connects them with neighbors in Borup, Gary and Perley. Minnesota favorites like honey and apples show up here when they're in season. It's free to post, there's no cut taken, and local farm food carries no sales tax.

Farming in Norman County by the Numbers

Norman County has 435 farms on 491,694 acres (about 1,130 acres each). Together they sold $341.5 million of farm products in 2022, led by soybeans, corn and hay & other field crops.

Local fields produce squash.

12 farms in Norman County already sell straight to the public. 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 Norman County

Norman County farms and homesteads keep 3,536 head of cattle, 896 sheep and 387 egg-laying hens. Grass-fed beef sold by the quarter or half is a common way ranchers sell direct.

About 731 people run or help run farms in Norman County, with an average age of 56. 24% of them are women. 93 are under 35 - the next generation of local growers.