BURKE COUNTY MARKET

Burke County, North Dakota Farmers Market — Buy & Sell Local Crops Near You

🌽 Looking for food grown in Burke County? Backyard growers and small farms around Battleview, Coteau and and Portal list it here. Homemade jams, breads and honey are listed right next to fresh produce and seedlings. It's free to post, there's no cut taken, and local farm food carries no sales tax.

Farming in Burke County by the Numbers

Burke County has 422 farms on 617,662 acres (about 1,464 acres each). Together they sold $116.7 million of farm products in 2022, led by wheat, cattle and soybeans.

7 farms in Burke County already sell straight to the public, about $14,000 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 Burke County

Burke County farms and homesteads keep 16,327 head of cattle, 698 sheep and 197 egg-laying hens. Grass-fed beef sold by the quarter or half is a common way ranchers sell direct.

About 829 people run or help run farms in Burke County, with an average age of 62. 32% of them are women. 44 are under 35 - the next generation of local growers.