HIDALGO COUNTY MARKET

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

🌽 Looking for food grown in Hidalgo County? Backyard growers and small farms around Animas, Playas and and Rodeo list it here. New Mexico favorites like apples and pinto beans show up here when they're in season. It's free to post, there's no cut taken, and local farm food carries no sales tax.

Farming in Hidalgo County by the Numbers

Hidalgo County has 152 farms on 699,048 acres (about 4,599 acres each). Together they sold $32 million of farm products in 2022, led by cattle, hay & other field crops and nursery & greenhouse plants.

Orchards and vineyards here grow pecans and pistachios. Beekeepers tend about 122 honey bee colonies.

2 farms in Hidalgo 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 Hidalgo County

Out in the pastures and barnyards, Hidalgo County counts 18,935 head of cattle, 633 horses and ponies and 344 egg-laying hens. Grass-fed beef sold by the quarter or half is a common way ranchers sell direct.

About 282 people run or help run farms in Hidalgo County, with an average age of 60. 43% of them are women. 20 are under 35 - the next generation of local growers. 1 farm earns money from agritourism - things like u-pick fields, pumpkin patches, farm stays and corn mazes.

Where Hidalgo County stands out: it ranks #6 of 26 NM counties for honey bee colonies.