BERNALILLO COUNTY MARKET

Bernalillo County, New Mexico Farmers Market — Buy & Sell Local Crops Near You

🌽 Buy local in Bernalillo County: fruit, vegetables, honey, baked goods, plants and livestock from people in Albuquerque, Alameda and Sandia Park. 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 Bernalillo County by the Numbers

Bernalillo County has 964 farms. Together they sold $16.1 million of farm products in 2022, led by nursery & greenhouse plants, dairy (milk) and cattle.

Orchards and vineyards here grow apples, grapes and peaches, and local fields produce fresh herbs, tomatoes, potatoes and chile peppers.

92 farms in Bernalillo County already sell straight to the public, about $359,000 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 Bernalillo County

Out in the pastures and barnyards, Bernalillo County counts 6,577 egg-laying hens, 3,672 head of cattle and 1,589 horses and ponies. Fresh farm eggs are one of the easiest things to buy and sell locally.

About 1,730 people run or help run farms in Bernalillo County, with an average age of 59. 44% of them are women. 174 are under 35 - the next generation of local growers. 14 farms earn money from agritourism - things like u-pick fields, pumpkin patches, farm stays and corn mazes.

Where Bernalillo County stands out: it ranks #1 of 30 NM counties for egg-laying hens and #6 of 33 NM counties for number of farms.