SIBLEY COUNTY MARKET

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

🌽 Buy local in Sibley County: fruit, vegetables, honey, baked goods, plants and livestock from people in Arlington, Gaylord and and Winthrop. Watch for local apples when it comes into season in Minnesota. Posting an ad is free and sellers keep every dollar.

Farming in Sibley County by the Numbers

Sibley County has 860 farms on 373,628 acres (about 434 acres each). Together they sold $484.1 million of farm products in 2022, led by corn, soybeans and hogs.

Local fields produce sweet corn, green peas, bell peppers and tomatoes. Beekeepers tend about 8 honey bee colonies.

26 farms in Sibley County already sell straight to the public, about $118,000 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 Sibley County

Livestock is part of daily life here: the 2022 farm census found 79,804 hogs, 28,226 head of cattle and 655 goats in Sibley County.

About 1,489 people run or help run farms in Sibley County, with an average age of 57. 32% of them are women. 137 are under 35 - the next generation of local growers.