RIO ARRIBA COUNTY MARKET

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

🌽 From Abiquiu to Chama, Rio Arriba County gardeners, small farms and home cooks post their extra harvest here for people nearby. New Mexico favorites like pecans and apples 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 Rio Arriba County by the Numbers

Rio Arriba County has 1,285 farms on 1,346,191 acres (about 1,048 acres each). Together they sold $23.1 million of farm products in 2022, led by cattle, nursery & greenhouse plants and fruit & nuts.

Orchards and vineyards here grow apples, grapes and peaches, and local fields produce sweet corn, chile peppers, squash and onions. Beekeepers tend about 37 honey bee colonies.

118 farms in Rio Arriba County already sell straight to the public, about $1.8 million 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 Rio Arriba County

Livestock is part of daily life here: the 2022 farm census found 17,943 head of cattle, 4,636 sheep and 3,368 egg-laying hens in Rio Arriba County. Grass-fed beef sold by the quarter or half is a common way ranchers sell direct.

About 2,305 people run or help run farms in Rio Arriba County, with an average age of 62. 38% of them are women. 122 are under 35 - the next generation of local growers. 45 farms earn money from agritourism - things like u-pick fields, pumpkin patches, farm stays and corn mazes.

Where Rio Arriba County stands out: it ranks #1 of 28 NM counties for selling food straight to the public and #4 of 33 NM counties for number of farms.