DESCHUTES COUNTY MARKET

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

🌽 Looking for food grown in Deschutes County? Backyard growers and small farms around Bend, Black Butte Ranc and and Sunriver list it here. Fruit, vegetables, cottage foods, plants, seeds and farm gear are all welcome. Posting an ad is free and sellers keep every dollar.

Farming in Deschutes County by the Numbers

Deschutes County has 1,572 farms on 153,000 acres (about 97 acres each). Together they sold $40 million of farm products in 2022, led by hay & other field crops, nursery & greenhouse plants and cattle.

Orchards and vineyards here grow apples and pears, and local fields produce carrots, potatoes, garlic and cabbage. Beekeepers tend about 207 honey bee colonies.

176 farms in Deschutes County already sell straight to the public, about $2.3 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 Deschutes County

Livestock is part of daily life here: the 2022 farm census found 12,246 head of cattle, 7,805 egg-laying hens and 4,117 horses and ponies in Deschutes County. Grass-fed beef sold by the quarter or half is a common way ranchers sell direct.

About 3,121 people run or help run farms in Deschutes County, with an average age of 58. 49% of them are women. 187 are under 35 - the next generation of local growers. 32 farms earn money from agritourism - things like u-pick fields, pumpkin patches, farm stays and corn mazes.