SWIFT COUNTY MARKET

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

🌽 Swift County has more backyard fruit trees and home gardens than anyone could eat from. Crop Market connects them with neighbors in Appleton, Benson and Kerkhoven. Fruit, vegetables, cottage foods, plants, seeds and farm gear are all welcome. Listing is free and you keep 100% of every local sale.

Farming in Swift County by the Numbers

Swift County has 708 farms on 374,933 acres (about 530 acres each). Together they sold $453.3 million of farm products in 2022, led by corn, soybeans and poultry & eggs.

Local fields produce sweet corn, garlic, asparagus and cantaloupes.

10 farms in Swift County already sell straight to the public, about $16,000 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 Swift County

Livestock is part of daily life here: the 2022 farm census found 1,219,997 turkeys, 31,135 head of cattle and 26,698 hogs in Swift County.

About 1,326 people run or help run farms in Swift County, with an average age of 58. 27% of them are women. 103 are under 35 - the next generation of local growers.