UTAH COUNTY MARKET

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

🌽 Looking for food grown in Utah County? Backyard growers and small farms around Provo, Alpine and Genola list it here. Utah favorites like apples and honey show up here when they're in season. Posting an ad is free and sellers keep every dollar.

Farming in Utah County by the Numbers

Utah County has 2,322 farms on 296,042 acres (about 127 acres each). Together they sold $258.5 million of farm products in 2022, led by dairy (milk), nursery & greenhouse plants and hay & other field crops.

Orchards and vineyards here grow tart cherries, peaches and apples, and local fields produce pumpkins, sweet corn, tomatoes and potatoes. Beekeepers tend about 2,880 honey bee colonies.

225 farms in Utah County already sell straight to the public, about $4 million 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 Utah County

Out in the pastures and barnyards, Utah County counts 60,188 head of cattle, 7,353 horses and ponies and 6,452 sheep. Grass-fed beef sold by the quarter or half is a common way ranchers sell direct.

About 4,573 people run or help run farms in Utah County, with an average age of 56. 38% of them are women. 442 are under 35 - the next generation of local growers. 28 farms earn money from agritourism - things like u-pick fields, pumpkin patches, farm stays and corn mazes.

Where Utah County stands out: it ranks #1 of 29 UT counties for number of farms and #1 of 26 UT counties for selling food straight to the public.