GRAND FORKS COUNTY MARKET

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

🌽 Looking for food grown in Grand Forks County? Backyard growers and small farms around Grand Forks, Arvilla and Kempton list it here. North Dakota favorites like dry beans and squash show up here when they're in season. Posting an ad is free and sellers keep every dollar.

Farming in Grand Forks County by the Numbers

Grand Forks County has 956 farms on 761,755 acres (about 797 acres each). Together they sold $439.8 million of farm products in 2022, led by soybeans, corn and wheat.

Orchards and vineyards here grow apples, pears and peaches. Beekeepers tend about 3,626 honey bee colonies.

3 farms in Grand Forks County already sell straight to the public, about $7,000 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 Grand Forks County

Livestock is part of daily life here: the 2022 farm census found 30,523 hogs, 8,130 head of cattle and 804 sheep in Grand Forks County.

About 1,579 people run or help run farms in Grand Forks County, with an average age of 58. 31% of them are women. 143 are under 35 - the next generation of local growers. 2 farms earn money from agritourism - things like u-pick fields, pumpkin patches, farm stays and corn mazes.

Where Grand Forks County stands out: it ranks #1 of 53 ND counties for number of farms and #5 of 53 ND counties for total farm sales.