SAN JUAN COUNTY MARKET

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

🌽 Looking for food grown in San Juan County? Backyard growers and small farms around Farmington, Aztec and Fruitland 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 San Juan County by the Numbers

San Juan County has 2,877 farms on 2,417,870 acres (about 840 acres each). Together they sold $127.3 million of farm products in 2022, led by vegetables, hay & other field crops and cattle.

Orchards and vineyards here grow apples, grapes and pears, and local fields produce watermelons, squash, honeydew melons and cantaloupes. Beekeepers tend about 206 honey bee colonies.

157 farms in San Juan County already sell straight to the public, about $1.2 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 San Juan County

San Juan County farms and homesteads keep 18,020 sheep, 14,934 head of cattle and 5,421 egg-laying hens. Local wool, lamb and fiber crafts often trade hands at farmers markets.

About 4,990 people run or help run farms in San Juan County, with an average age of 60. 45% of them are women. 399 are under 35 - the next generation of local growers. 8 farms earn money from agritourism - things like u-pick fields, pumpkin patches, farm stays and corn mazes.

Where San Juan County stands out: it ranks #1 of 33 NM counties for number of farms and #2 of 30 NM counties for goats.