DEBACA COUNTY MARKET

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

🌽 Buy local in DeBaca County: fruit, vegetables, honey, baked goods, plants and livestock from people in Fort Sumner, Taiban and and Yeso. 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 DeBaca County by the Numbers

DeBaca County has 175 farms on 928,891 acres (about 5,308 acres each). Together they sold $19.4 million of farm products in 2022, led by cattle, hay & other field crops and fruit & nuts.

Orchards and vineyards here grow pecans and apples. Beekeepers tend about 129 honey bee colonies.

6 farms in DeBaca County already sell straight to the public, about $44,000 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 DeBaca County

DeBaca County farms and homesteads keep 17,719 head of cattle, 698 sheep and 481 egg-laying hens. Grass-fed beef sold by the quarter or half is a common way ranchers sell direct.

About 317 people run or help run farms in DeBaca County, with an average age of 60. 38% of them are women. 4 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 DeBaca County stands out: it ranks #5 of 26 NM counties for honey bee colonies.