CACHE COUNTY MARKET

Cache County, Utah Farmers Market — Buy & Sell Local Crops Near You

🌽 Buy local in Cache County: fruit, vegetables, honey, baked goods, plants and livestock from people in Cache Junction, Clarkston and Logan. Watch for local apples when it comes into season in Utah. Posting an ad is free and sellers keep every dollar.

Farming in Cache County by the Numbers

Cache County has 1,378 farms on 269,909 acres (about 196 acres each). Together they sold $188.6 million of farm products in 2022, led by dairy (milk), hay & other field crops and cattle.

Orchards and vineyards here grow apples, peaches and grapes, and local fields produce pumpkins, sweet corn, tomatoes and watermelons. Beekeepers tend about 7,687 honey bee colonies.

108 farms in Cache County already sell straight to the public, about $854,000 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 Cache County

Out in the pastures and barnyards, Cache County counts 51,836 head of cattle, 3,598 sheep and 2,694 horses and ponies. Grass-fed beef sold by the quarter or half is a common way ranchers sell direct.

About 2,664 people run or help run farms in Cache County, with an average age of 57. 35% of them are women. 248 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 Cache County stands out: it ranks #1 of 24 UT counties for honey bee colonies and #2 of 29 UT counties for number of farms.