GARDEN COUNTY MARKET

Garden County, Nebraska Farmers Market — Buy & Sell Local Crops Near You

🌽 From Lewellen to and Oshkosh, Garden County gardeners, small farms and home cooks post their extra harvest here for people nearby. Nebraska favorites like apples and pumpkins show up here when they're in season. Posting an ad is free and sellers keep every dollar.

Farming in Garden County by the Numbers

Garden County has 223 farms on 1,084,744 acres (about 4,864 acres each). Together they sold $125.4 million of farm products in 2022, led by corn, wheat and soybeans.

2 farms in Garden 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 Garden County

Livestock is part of daily life here: the 2022 farm census found 84,295 head of cattle, 444 horses and ponies and 199 egg-laying hens in Garden County. Grass-fed beef sold by the quarter or half is a common way ranchers sell direct.

About 383 people run or help run farms in Garden County, with an average age of 61. 35% of them are women. 21 are under 35 - the next generation of local growers. 5 farms earn money from agritourism - things like u-pick fields, pumpkin patches, farm stays and corn mazes.