KANE COUNTY MARKET

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

🌽 From Alton to and Orderville, Kane County gardeners, small farms and home cooks post their extra harvest here for people nearby. Watch for local peaches when it comes into season in Utah. Posting an ad is free and sellers keep every dollar.

Farming in Kane County by the Numbers

Kane County has 189 farms on 125,662 acres (about 665 acres each). Together they sold $5.6 million of farm products in 2022, led by cattle, hay & other field crops and horses.

Orchards and vineyards here grow peaches, and local fields produce cantaloupes and green beans. Beekeepers tend about 108 honey bee colonies.

16 farms in Kane County already sell straight to the public, about $138,000 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 Kane County

Out in the pastures and barnyards, Kane County counts 8,998 head of cattle, 536 horses and ponies and 435 egg-laying hens. Grass-fed beef sold by the quarter or half is a common way ranchers sell direct.

About 345 people run or help run farms in Kane County, with an average age of 59. 32% of them are women. 16 are under 35 - the next generation of local growers. 6 farms earn money from agritourism - things like u-pick fields, pumpkin patches, farm stays and corn mazes.