WASHINGTON COUNTY MARKET

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

🌽 Looking for food grown in Washington County? Backyard growers and small farms around Central, Dammeron Valley and Ivins list it here. Fruit, vegetables, cottage foods, plants, seeds and farm gear are all welcome. It's free to post, there's no cut taken, and local farm food carries no sales tax.

Farming in Washington County by the Numbers

Washington County has 553 farms on 105,541 acres (about 191 acres each). Together they sold $18.2 million of farm products in 2022, led by cattle, nursery & greenhouse plants and hay & other field crops.

Orchards and vineyards here grow peaches, apples and grapes, and local fields produce potatoes, tomatoes, sweet corn and squash. Beekeepers tend about 659 honey bee colonies.

37 farms in Washington County already sell straight to the public, about $141,000 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 Washington County

Washington County farms and homesteads keep 11,148 head of cattle, 1,687 egg-laying hens and 1,297 horses and ponies. Grass-fed beef sold by the quarter or half is a common way ranchers sell direct.

About 1,127 people run or help run farms in Washington County, with an average age of 58. 40% of them are women. 109 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.