MCKINLEY COUNTY MARKET

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

🌽 Crop Market is a free online farmers market where neighbors in Gallup, Brimhall and Fort Wingate buy and sell food they grew, baked or raised. Watch for local apples when it comes into season in New Mexico. Listing is free and you keep 100% of every local sale.

Farming in McKinley County by the Numbers

McKinley County has 1,664 farms on 2,420,328 acres (about 1,455 acres each).

Local fields produce squash, watermelons, sweet corn and honeydew melons. Beekeepers tend about 10 honey bee colonies.

27 farms in McKinley County already sell straight to the public, about $26,000 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 McKinley County

Livestock is part of daily life here: the 2022 farm census found 19,933 sheep, 16,343 head of cattle and 4,366 goats in McKinley County. Local wool, lamb and fiber crafts often trade hands at farmers markets.

About 2,752 people run or help run farms in McKinley County, with an average age of 60. 49% of them are women. 214 are under 35 - the next generation of local growers. 4 farms earn money from agritourism - things like u-pick fields, pumpkin patches, farm stays and corn mazes.

Where McKinley County stands out: it ranks #3 of 33 NM counties for number of farms and #3 of 30 NM counties for goats.