SANTA FE COUNTY MARKET

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

🌽 Buy local in Santa Fe County: fruit, vegetables, honey, baked goods, plants and livestock from people in Cerrillos, Edgewood and Santa Cruz. New Mexico favorites like green chiles and pecans show up here when they're in season. Posting an ad is free and sellers keep every dollar.

Farming in Santa Fe County by the Numbers

Santa Fe County has 591 farms on 494,844 acres (about 837 acres each). Together they sold $18.5 million of farm products in 2022, led by cattle, corn and hay & other field crops.

Orchards and vineyards here grow apples, pears and peaches, and local fields produce chile peppers, tomatoes, squash and green beans. Beekeepers tend about 329 honey bee colonies.

59 farms in Santa Fe County already sell straight to the public, about $349,000 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 Santa Fe County

Livestock is part of daily life here: the 2022 farm census found 8,111 head of cattle, 3,352 egg-laying hens and 1,051 horses and ponies in Santa Fe County. Grass-fed beef sold by the quarter or half is a common way ranchers sell direct.

About 1,171 people run or help run farms in Santa Fe County, with an average age of 61. 37% of them are women. 69 are under 35 - the next generation of local growers. 16 farms earn money from agritourism - things like u-pick fields, pumpkin patches, farm stays and corn mazes.

Where Santa Fe County stands out: it ranks #1 of 26 NM counties for honey bee colonies and #6 of 30 NM counties for egg-laying hens.