NELSON COUNTY MARKET

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

🌽 Looking for food grown in Nelson County? Backyard growers and small farms around Aneta, Dahlen and Pekin list it here. Fruit, vegetables, cottage foods, plants, seeds and farm gear are all welcome. Posting an ad is free and sellers keep every dollar.

Farming in Nelson County by the Numbers

Nelson County has 459 farms on 557,763 acres (about 1,215 acres each). Together they sold $179.5 million of farm products in 2022, led by wheat, soybeans and corn.

Beekeepers tend about 506 honey bee colonies.

6 farms in Nelson 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 Nelson County

Nelson County farms and homesteads keep 10,913 head of cattle, 499 sheep and 248 egg-laying hens. Grass-fed beef sold by the quarter or half is a common way ranchers sell direct.

About 741 people run or help run farms in Nelson County, with an average age of 61. 31% of them are women. 48 are under 35 - the next generation of local growers.