CLACKAMAS COUNTY MARKET

Clackamas County, Oregon Farmers Market — Buy & Sell Local Crops Near You

🌽 Looking for food grown in Clackamas County? Backyard growers and small farms around Lake Oswego, Beavercreek and Clackamas list it here. 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 Clackamas County by the Numbers

Clackamas County has 4,156 farms on 157,937 acres (about 38 acres each). Together they sold $510.3 million of farm products in 2022, led by nursery & greenhouse plants, poultry & eggs and Christmas trees.

Orchards and vineyards here grow hazelnuts, grapes and apples, and local fields produce sweet corn, green beans, rhubarb and squash.

692 farms in Clackamas County already sell straight to the public, about $5.6 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 Clackamas County

Out in the pastures and barnyards, Clackamas County counts 13,391 head of cattle, 5,865 horses and ponies and 4,866 sheep. Grass-fed beef sold by the quarter or half is a common way ranchers sell direct.

About 8,048 people run or help run farms in Clackamas County, with an average age of 58. 45% of them are women. 511 are under 35 - the next generation of local growers. 57 farms earn money from agritourism - things like u-pick fields, pumpkin patches, farm stays and corn mazes.

Where Clackamas County stands out: it ranks #1 of 36 OR counties for number of farms and #1 of 35 OR counties for goats.