WHEELER COUNTY MARKET

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

🌽 Buy local in Wheeler County: fruit, vegetables, honey, baked goods, plants and livestock from people in Kinzua, Mitchell and and Spray. Watch for local pears when it comes into season in Oregon. Posting an ad is free and sellers keep every dollar.

Farming in Wheeler County by the Numbers

Wheeler County has 153 farms on 537,145 acres (about 3,511 acres each). Together they sold $9.5 million of farm products in 2022, led by cattle, hay & other field crops and sheep & goats.

Local fields produce rhubarb. Beekeepers tend about 7 honey bee colonies.

9 farms in Wheeler County already sell straight to the public, about $379,000 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 Wheeler County

Out in the pastures and barnyards, Wheeler County counts 12,206 head of cattle, 277 horses and ponies and 240 egg-laying hens. Grass-fed beef sold by the quarter or half is a common way ranchers sell direct.

About 285 people run or help run farms in Wheeler County, with an average age of 60. 39% of them are women. 22 are under 35 - the next generation of local growers. 10 farms earn money from agritourism - things like u-pick fields, pumpkin patches, farm stays and corn mazes.