LIBERTY COUNTY MARKET

Liberty County, Montana Farmers Market — Buy & Sell Local Crops Near You

🌽 From Chester to and Whitlash, Liberty County gardeners, small farms and home cooks post their extra harvest here for people nearby. Fruit, vegetables, cottage foods, plants, seeds and farm gear are all welcome. It's free to post, there's no cut taken, and local farm food carries no sales tax.

Farming in Liberty County by the Numbers

Liberty County has 218 farms on 913,606 acres (about 4,191 acres each). Together they sold $102.2 million of farm products in 2022, led by wheat, hogs and poultry & eggs.

Local fields produce potatoes.

Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, 2022 Census of Agriculture.

Farm Life in Liberty County

Out in the pastures and barnyards, Liberty County counts 72,555 egg-laying hens, 16,632 hogs and 7,696 head of cattle. Fresh farm eggs are one of the easiest things to buy and sell locally.

About 386 people run or help run farms in Liberty County, with an average age of 58. 27% of them are women. 55 are under 35 - the next generation of local growers. 3 farms earn money from agritourism - things like u-pick fields, pumpkin patches, farm stays and corn mazes.

Where Liberty County stands out: it ranks #6 of 49 MT counties for egg-laying hens.