WASATCH COUNTY MARKET

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

🌽 From Heber City to and Wallsburg, Wasatch 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. It's free to post, there's no cut taken, and local farm food carries no sales tax.

Farming in Wasatch County by the Numbers

Wasatch County has 537 farms on 103,438 acres (about 193 acres each). Together they sold $14.1 million of farm products in 2022, led by hay & other field crops, dairy (milk) and sheep & goats.

Orchards and vineyards here grow apples, and local fields produce pumpkins, potatoes, sweet corn and tomatoes. Beekeepers tend about 162 honey bee colonies.

36 farms in Wasatch County already sell straight to the public, about $365,000 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 Wasatch County

Livestock is part of daily life here: the 2022 farm census found 16,993 sheep, 8,037 head of cattle and 1,497 egg-laying hens in Wasatch County. Local wool, lamb and fiber crafts often trade hands at farmers markets.

About 986 people run or help run farms in Wasatch County, with an average age of 59. 38% of them are women. 46 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.