CAVALIER COUNTY MARKET

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

🌽 Crop Market is a free online farmers market where neighbors in Calio, Calvin and Maida buy and sell food they grew, baked or raised. Watch for local dry beans when it comes into season in North Dakota. Posting an ad is free and sellers keep every dollar.

Farming in Cavalier County by the Numbers

Cavalier County has 527 farms on 874,459 acres (about 1,659 acres each). Together they sold $410.1 million of farm products in 2022, led by wheat, soybeans and barley.

Orchards and vineyards here grow grapes and apples, and local fields produce sweet corn, potatoes and pumpkins.

5 farms in Cavalier County already sell straight to the public, about $21,000 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 Cavalier County

Out in the pastures and barnyards, Cavalier County counts 786 head of cattle, 249 sheep and 135 egg-laying hens. Grass-fed beef sold by the quarter or half is a common way ranchers sell direct.

About 869 people run or help run farms in Cavalier County, with an average age of 54. 161 are under 35 - the next generation of local growers.

Where Cavalier County stands out: it ranks #7 of 53 ND counties for total farm sales.