WELLS COUNTY MARKET

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

🌽 Looking for food grown in Wells County? Backyard growers and small farms around Bowdon, Chaseley and Manfred list it here. 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 Wells County by the Numbers

Wells County has 438 farms on 724,757 acres (about 1,655 acres each). Together they sold $304.2 million of farm products in 2022, led by soybeans, corn and wheat.

1 farms in Wells County already sell straight to the public. 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 Wells County

Out in the pastures and barnyards, Wells County counts 17,404 head of cattle, 782 egg-laying hens and 655 sheep. Grass-fed beef sold by the quarter or half is a common way ranchers sell direct.

About 711 people run or help run farms in Wells County, with an average age of 56. 28% of them are women. 100 are under 35 - the next generation of local growers. 3 farms earn money from agritourism - things like u-pick fields, pumpkin patches, farm stays and corn mazes.

Where Wells County stands out: it ranks #5 of 46 ND counties for egg-laying hens.