JEFFERSON COUNTY MARKET

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

🌽 Jefferson County has more backyard fruit trees and home gardens than anyone could eat from. Crop Market connects them with neighbors in Brinnon, Chimacum and Port Townsend. Washington favorites like berries and apples show up here when they're in season. Posting an ad is free and sellers keep every dollar.

Farming in Jefferson County by the Numbers

Jefferson County has 188 farms on 8,717 acres (about 46 acres each). Together they sold $16.2 million of farm products in 2022, led by aquaculture, nursery & greenhouse plants and vegetables.

Orchards and vineyards here grow apples, grapes and pears, and local fields produce squash, green beans, garlic and broccoli. Beekeepers tend about 67 honey bee colonies.

42 farms in Jefferson County already sell straight to the public, about $1.4 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 Jefferson County

Jefferson County farms and homesteads keep 916 egg-laying hens, 843 head of cattle and 206 hogs. Fresh farm eggs are one of the easiest things to buy and sell locally.

About 356 people run or help run farms in Jefferson County, with an average age of 61. 40% of them are women. 25 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.