TAOS COUNTY MARKET

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

🌽 From Amalia to Chamisal, Taos County gardeners, small farms and home cooks post their extra harvest here for people nearby. Fruit, vegetables, cottage foods, plants, seeds and farm gear are all welcome. Listing is free and you keep 100% of every local sale.

Farming in Taos County by the Numbers

Taos County has 622 farms on 229,129 acres (about 368 acres each). Together they sold $7.7 million of farm products in 2022, led by hay & other field crops, fruit & nuts and vegetables.

Orchards and vineyards here grow apples, apricots and pears, and local fields produce garlic, green beans, eggplant and carrots. Beekeepers tend about 76 honey bee colonies.

39 farms in Taos County already sell straight to the public, about $156,000 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 Taos County

Out in the pastures and barnyards, Taos County counts 1,513 egg-laying hens, 660 sheep and 537 horses and ponies. Fresh farm eggs are one of the easiest things to buy and sell locally.

About 1,087 people run or help run farms in Taos County, with an average age of 63. 34% of them are women. 94 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.