MCKENZIE COUNTY MARKET

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

🌽 McKenzie County has more backyard fruit trees and home gardens than anyone could eat from. Crop Market connects them with neighbors in Arnegard, Cartwright and Rawson. 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 McKenzie County by the Numbers

McKenzie County has 576 farms on 1,359,174 acres (about 2,360 acres each). Together they sold $179.6 million of farm products in 2022, led by wheat, cattle and corn.

6 farms in McKenzie County already sell straight to the public, about $206,000 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 McKenzie County

McKenzie County farms and homesteads keep 69,378 head of cattle, 1,382 horses and ponies and 688 egg-laying hens. Grass-fed beef sold by the quarter or half is a common way ranchers sell direct.

About 1,135 people run or help run farms in McKenzie County, with an average age of 57. 30% of them are women. 146 are under 35 - the next generation of local growers.

Where McKenzie County stands out: it ranks #9 of 46 ND counties for egg-laying hens and #8 of 36 ND counties for selling food straight to the public.