JEFFERSON COUNTY MARKET

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

🌽 Looking for food grown in Jefferson County? Backyard growers and small farms around Ashwood, Camp Sherman and and Warm Springs list it here. 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 Jefferson County by the Numbers

Jefferson County has 348 farms on 542,344 acres (about 1,558 acres each). Together they sold $62.7 million of farm products in 2022, led by hay & other field crops, cattle and vegetables.

Local fields produce carrots, tomatoes, lettuce and bell peppers. Beekeepers tend about 14 honey bee colonies.

32 farms in Jefferson County already sell straight to the public, about $407,000 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 Jefferson County

Jefferson County farms and homesteads keep 18,662 head of cattle, 4,173 horses and ponies and 1,693 egg-laying hens. Grass-fed beef sold by the quarter or half is a common way ranchers sell direct.

About 626 people run or help run farms in Jefferson County, with an average age of 59. 41% of them are women. 44 are under 35 - the next generation of local growers. 7 farms earn money from agritourism - things like u-pick fields, pumpkin patches, farm stays and corn mazes.