JACKSON COUNTY MARKET

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

🌽 Jackson County has more backyard fruit trees and home gardens than anyone could eat from. Crop Market connects them with neighbors in Applegate, Ashland and Gold Hill. Watch for local cherries when it comes into season in Oregon. Posting an ad is free and sellers keep every dollar.

Farming in Jackson County by the Numbers

Jackson County has 2,396 farms on 202,864 acres (about 85 acres each). Together they sold $105.3 million of farm products in 2022, led by fruit & nuts, nursery & greenhouse plants and hay & other field crops.

Orchards and vineyards here grow pears, grapes and apples, and local fields produce sweet corn, pumpkins, squash and tomatoes. Beekeepers tend about 6,043 honey bee colonies.

293 farms in Jackson County already sell straight to the public, about $11 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 Jackson County

Livestock is part of daily life here: the 2022 farm census found 18,858 egg-laying hens, 17,896 head of cattle and 4,355 horses and ponies in Jackson County. Fresh farm eggs are one of the easiest things to buy and sell locally.

About 4,575 people run or help run farms in Jackson County, with an average age of 60. 46% of them are women. 301 are under 35 - the next generation of local growers. 25 farms earn money from agritourism - things like u-pick fields, pumpkin patches, farm stays and corn mazes.

Where Jackson County stands out: it ranks #1 of 33 OR counties for egg-laying hens and #3 of 36 OR counties for number of farms.