STILLWATER COUNTY MARKET

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

🌽 This is the Stillwater County page of Crop Market, a free online farmers market in Montana for Absarokee, Columbus and Rapelje. Watch for local huckleberries when it comes into season in Montana. Listing is free and you keep 100% of every local sale.

Farming in Stillwater County by the Numbers

Stillwater County has 464 farms on 568,671 acres (about 1,226 acres each). Together they sold $60.6 million of farm products in 2022, led by cattle, sheep & goats and wheat.

Orchards and vineyards here grow apples.

15 farms in Stillwater County already sell straight to the public, about $397,000 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 Stillwater County

Livestock is part of daily life here: the 2022 farm census found 37,316 sheep, 29,337 head of cattle and 1,210 horses and ponies in Stillwater County. Local wool, lamb and fiber crafts often trade hands at farmers markets.

About 798 people run or help run farms in Stillwater County, with an average age of 61. 40% of them are women. 44 are under 35 - the next generation of local growers. 9 farms earn money from agritourism - things like u-pick fields, pumpkin patches, farm stays and corn mazes.

Where Stillwater County stands out: it ranks #6 of 41 MT counties for goats.