NYE COUNTY MARKET

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

🌽 From Amargosa Valley to and Tonopah, Nye County gardeners, small farms and home cooks post their extra harvest here for people nearby. Watch for local onions when it comes into season in Nevada. Posting an ad is free and sellers keep every dollar.

Farming in Nye County by the Numbers

Nye County has 173 farms on 49,634 acres (about 287 acres each). Together they sold $76.4 million of farm products in 2022, led by fruit & nuts, nursery & greenhouse plants and honey.

Orchards and vineyards here grow grapes and apples, and local fields produce carrots, cantaloupes, watermelons and broccoli. Beekeepers tend about 685 honey bee colonies.

13 farms in Nye County already sell straight to the public, about $85,000 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 Nye County

Out in the pastures and barnyards, Nye County counts 23,989 head of cattle, 4,934 egg-laying hens and 454 horses and ponies. Grass-fed beef sold by the quarter or half is a common way ranchers sell direct.

About 302 people run or help run farms in Nye County, with an average age of 58. 44% of them are women. 28 are under 35 - the next generation of local growers. 1 farm earns money from agritourism - things like u-pick fields, pumpkin patches, farm stays and corn mazes.

Where Nye County stands out: it ranks #1 of 15 NV counties for egg-laying hens and #2 of 8 NV counties for honey bee colonies.