EMERY COUNTY MARKET

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

🌽 Buy local in Emery County: fruit, vegetables, honey, baked goods, plants and livestock from people in Castle Dale, Clawson and Ferron. Fruit, vegetables, cottage foods, plants, seeds and farm gear are all welcome. Posting an ad is free and sellers keep every dollar.

Farming in Emery County by the Numbers

Emery County has 483 farms on 118,424 acres (about 245 acres each). Together they sold $20.3 million of farm products in 2022, led by cattle, hay & other field crops and corn.

Local fields produce tomatoes, bell peppers and cucumbers. Beekeepers tend about 491 honey bee colonies.

16 farms in Emery County already sell straight to the public. 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 Emery County

Livestock is part of daily life here: the 2022 farm census found 18,962 head of cattle, 3,925 sheep and 1,432 horses and ponies in Emery County. Grass-fed beef sold by the quarter or half is a common way ranchers sell direct.

About 956 people run or help run farms in Emery County, with an average age of 54. 41% of them are women. 134 are under 35 - the next generation of local growers. 1 farm earns money from agritourism - things like u-pick fields, pumpkin patches, farm stays and corn mazes.