SANPETE COUNTY MARKET

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

🌽 Looking for food grown in Sanpete County? Backyard growers and small farms around Axtell, Centerfield and Fayette list it here. Watch for local apples when it comes into season in Utah. It's free to post, there's no cut taken, and local farm food carries no sales tax.

Farming in Sanpete County by the Numbers

Sanpete County has 941 farms on 277,113 acres (about 294 acres each). Together they sold $208.8 million of farm products in 2022, led by poultry & eggs, dairy (milk) and cattle.

Orchards and vineyards here grow apples, pears and peaches, and local fields produce tomatoes, potatoes, fresh herbs and beets. Beekeepers tend about 47 honey bee colonies.

34 farms in Sanpete County already sell straight to the public, about $421,000 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 Sanpete County

Out in the pastures and barnyards, Sanpete County counts 3,322,434 turkeys, 64,277 sheep and 52,797 head of cattle.

About 1,781 people run or help run farms in Sanpete County, with an average age of 57. 35% of them are women. 166 are under 35 - the next generation of local growers. 8 farms earn money from agritourism - things like u-pick fields, pumpkin patches, farm stays and corn mazes.

Where Sanpete County stands out: it ranks #5 of 29 UT counties for total farm sales and #5 of 25 UT counties for egg-laying hens.