CHURCHILL COUNTY MARKET

Churchill County, Nevada Farmers Market — Buy & Sell Local Crops Near You

🌽 Churchill County has more backyard fruit trees and home gardens than anyone could eat from. Crop Market connects them with neighbors in Fallon and the rest of Churchill County. Homemade jams, breads and honey are listed right next to fresh produce and seedlings. Posting an ad is free and sellers keep every dollar.

Farming in Churchill County by the Numbers

Churchill County has 540 farms on 170,124 acres (about 315 acres each). Together they sold $124 million of farm products in 2022, led by dairy (milk), cattle and hay & other field crops.

Orchards and vineyards here grow apples, sweet cherries and peaches, and local fields produce garlic, squash, lettuce and beets. Beekeepers tend about 107 honey bee colonies.

22 farms in Churchill County already sell straight to the public, about $267,000 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 Churchill County

Churchill County farms and homesteads keep 61,993 head of cattle, 7,223 goats and 1,618 egg-laying hens. Grass-fed beef sold by the quarter or half is a common way ranchers sell direct.

About 943 people run or help run farms in Churchill County, with an average age of 60. 44% of them are women. 60 are under 35 - the next generation of local growers. 2 farms earn money from agritourism - things like u-pick fields, pumpkin patches, farm stays and corn mazes.

Where Churchill County stands out: it ranks #1 of 17 NV counties for number of farms and #1 of 12 NV counties for goats.