HOOD RIVER COUNTY MARKET

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

🌽 Looking for food grown in Hood River County? Backyard growers and small farms around Bonneville, Hood River and and Mount Hood Parkd list it here. Watch for local berries when it comes into season in Oregon. Posting an ad is free and sellers keep every dollar.

Farming in Hood River County by the Numbers

Hood River County has 497 farms on 26,623 acres (about 54 acres each). Together they sold $134.6 million of farm products in 2022, led by fruit & nuts, nursery & greenhouse plants and vegetables.

Orchards and vineyards here grow pears, sweet cherries and apples, and local fields produce sweet corn, pumpkins, lettuce and garlic.

98 farms in Hood River County already sell straight to the public, about $2.6 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 Hood River County

Out in the pastures and barnyards, Hood River County counts 915 egg-laying hens, 480 head of cattle and 190 sheep. Fresh farm eggs are one of the easiest things to buy and sell locally.

About 949 people run or help run farms in Hood River County, with an average age of 59. 41% of them are women. 63 are under 35 - the next generation of local growers. 3 farms earn money from agritourism - things like u-pick fields, pumpkin patches, farm stays and corn mazes.