NIAGARA COUNTY MARKET

Niagara County, New York Farmers Market — Buy & Sell Local Crops Near You

🌽 From Niagara Falls to Lewiston, Niagara County gardeners, small farms and home cooks post their extra harvest here for people nearby. 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 Niagara County by the Numbers

Niagara County has 628 farms on 121,516 acres (about 193 acres each). Together they sold $156.9 million of farm products in 2022, led by dairy (milk), fruit & nuts and corn.

Orchards and vineyards here grow apples, grapes and peaches, and local fields produce sweet corn, pumpkins, squash and tomatoes.

163 farms in Niagara County already sell straight to the public, about $10.6 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 Niagara County

Livestock is part of daily life here: the 2022 farm census found 20,152 head of cattle, 4,234 egg-laying hens and 1,123 horses and ponies in Niagara County. Grass-fed beef sold by the quarter or half is a common way ranchers sell direct.

About 1,180 people run or help run farms in Niagara County, with an average age of 57. 40% of them are women. 109 are under 35 - the next generation of local growers. 18 farms earn money from agritourism - things like u-pick fields, pumpkin patches, farm stays and corn mazes.

Where Niagara County stands out: it ranks #8 of 59 NY counties for selling food straight to the public.