MARION COUNTY MARKET

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

🌽 Looking for food grown in Marion County? Backyard growers and small farms around Salem, Aurora and Gates list it here. Watch for local pears when it comes into season in Oregon. Listing is free and you keep 100% of every local sale.

Farming in Marion County by the Numbers

Marion County has 2,477 farms on 275,483 acres (about 111 acres each). Together they sold $874.6 million of farm products in 2022, led by nursery & greenhouse plants, hay & other field crops and fruit & nuts.

Orchards and vineyards here grow hazelnuts, grapes and sweet cherries, and local fields produce green beans, sweet corn, onions and broccoli. Beekeepers tend about 5,384 honey bee colonies.

278 farms in Marion County already sell straight to the public, about $6.2 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 Marion County

Out in the pastures and barnyards, Marion County counts 27,549 head of cattle, 4,132 sheep and 2,423 goats. Grass-fed beef sold by the quarter or half is a common way ranchers sell direct.

About 4,890 people run or help run farms in Marion County, with an average age of 57. 40% of them are women. 434 are under 35 - the next generation of local growers. 19 farms earn money from agritourism - things like u-pick fields, pumpkin patches, farm stays and corn mazes.

Where Marion County stands out: it ranks #1 of 36 OR counties for total farm sales and #2 of 36 OR counties for number of farms.