TETON COUNTY MARKET

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

🌽 Buy local in Teton County: fruit, vegetables, honey, baked goods, plants and livestock from people in Bynum, Choteau and and Power. Watch for local cherries when it comes into season in Montana. Posting an ad is free and sellers keep every dollar.

Farming in Teton County by the Numbers

Teton County has 610 farms on 913,638 acres (about 1,498 acres each). Together they sold $139.8 million of farm products in 2022, led by wheat, cattle and barley.

Local fields produce potatoes, spinach, rhubarb and onions.

15 farms in Teton County already sell straight to the public, about $381,000 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 Teton County

Livestock is part of daily life here: the 2022 farm census found 42,779 head of cattle, 4,394 sheep and 1,371 horses and ponies in Teton County. Grass-fed beef sold by the quarter or half is a common way ranchers sell direct.

About 1,054 people run or help run farms in Teton County, with an average age of 59. 37% of them are women. 75 are under 35 - the next generation of local growers. 17 farms earn money from agritourism - things like u-pick fields, pumpkin patches, farm stays and corn mazes.

Where Teton County stands out: it ranks #10 of 56 MT counties for total farm sales and #11 of 56 MT counties for number of farms.