CHELAN COUNTY MARKET

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

🌽 Looking for food grown in Chelan County? Backyard growers and small farms around Ardenvoir, Cashmere and Entiat list it here. Watch for local apples when it comes into season in Washington. Listing is free and you keep 100% of every local sale.

Farming in Chelan County by the Numbers

Chelan County has 712 farms on 55,095 acres (about 77 acres each). Together they sold $269.8 million of farm products in 2022, led by fruit & nuts, aquaculture and hay & other field crops.

Orchards and vineyards here grow apples, pears and sweet cherries, and local fields produce pumpkins, green beans, tomatoes and lettuce. Beekeepers tend about 1,843 honey bee colonies.

70 farms in Chelan County already sell straight to the public, about $5.4 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 Chelan County

Out in the pastures and barnyards, Chelan County counts 809 egg-laying hens, 366 horses and ponies and 281 head of cattle. Fresh farm eggs are one of the easiest things to buy and sell locally.

About 1,395 people run or help run farms in Chelan County, with an average age of 61. 38% of them are women. 86 are under 35 - the next generation of local growers. 11 farms earn money from agritourism - things like u-pick fields, pumpkin patches, farm stays and corn mazes.

Where Chelan County stands out: it ranks #6 of 37 WA counties for selling food straight to the public.