MCHENRY COUNTY MARKET

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

🌽 This is the McHenry County page of Crop Market, a free online farmers market in North Dakota for Anamoose, Balfour and Deering. Fruit, vegetables, cottage foods, plants, seeds and farm gear are all welcome. Listing is free and you keep 100% of every local sale.

Farming in McHenry County by the Numbers

McHenry County has 664 farms on 1,126,626 acres (about 1,697 acres each). Together they sold $258.6 million of farm products in 2022, led by cattle, soybeans and wheat.

Orchards and vineyards here grow grapes.

6 farms in McHenry County already sell straight to the public, about $11,000 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 McHenry County

Out in the pastures and barnyards, McHenry County counts 77,179 head of cattle, 2,017 sheep and 742 horses and ponies. Grass-fed beef sold by the quarter or half is a common way ranchers sell direct.

About 1,099 people run or help run farms in McHenry County, with an average age of 57. 32% of them are women. 101 are under 35 - the next generation of local growers.

Where McHenry County stands out: it ranks #4 of 33 ND counties for goats and #11 of 53 ND counties for number of farms.