IRON COUNTY MARKET

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

🌽 Crop Market is a free online farmers market where neighbors in Beryl, Brian Head and Pintura buy and sell food they grew, baked or raised. Utah favorites like tart cherries and peaches show up here when they're in season. Listing is free and you keep 100% of every local sale.

Farming in Iron County by the Numbers

Iron County has 542 farms on 475,348 acres (about 877 acres each). Together they sold $248.6 million of farm products in 2022, led by dairy (milk), hay & other field crops and cattle.

Orchards and vineyards here grow apples, peaches and pears, and local fields produce sweet corn, cucumbers, tomatoes and potatoes. Beekeepers tend about 73 honey bee colonies.

20 farms in Iron County already sell straight to the public, about $30,000 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 Iron County

Livestock is part of daily life here: the 2022 farm census found 51,467 sheep, 37,436 head of cattle and 1,789 egg-laying hens in Iron County. Local wool, lamb and fiber crafts often trade hands at farmers markets.

About 1,072 people run or help run farms in Iron County, with an average age of 56. 35% of them are women. 132 are under 35 - the next generation of local growers. 2 farms earn money from agritourism - things like u-pick fields, pumpkin patches, farm stays and corn mazes.

Where Iron County stands out: it ranks #4 of 29 UT counties for total farm sales.