DOUGLAS COUNTY MARKET

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

🌽 Looking for food grown in Douglas County? Backyard growers and small farms around Bridgeport, East Wenatchee and Rock Island list it here. Watch for local apples when it comes into season in Washington. It's free to post, there's no cut taken, and local farm food carries no sales tax.

Farming in Douglas County by the Numbers

Douglas County has 618 farms on 787,620 acres (about 1,274 acres each). Together they sold $254.8 million of farm products in 2022, led by fruit & nuts, wheat and cattle.

Orchards and vineyards here grow apples, sweet cherries and pears.

34 farms in Douglas County already sell straight to the public, about $564,000 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 Douglas County

Douglas County farms and homesteads keep 15,364 head of cattle, 495 egg-laying hens and 358 horses and ponies. Grass-fed beef sold by the quarter or half is a common way ranchers sell direct.

About 1,197 people run or help run farms in Douglas County, with an average age of 63. 37% of them are women. 54 are under 35 - the next generation of local growers. 9 farms earn money from agritourism - things like u-pick fields, pumpkin patches, farm stays and corn mazes.