KING COUNTY MARKET

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

🌽 Looking for food grown in King County? Backyard growers and small farms around Seattle, Bellevue and Federal Way list it here. Homemade jams, breads and honey are listed right next to fresh produce and seedlings. It's free to post, there's no cut taken, and local farm food carries no sales tax.

Farming in King County by the Numbers

King County has 1,604 farms on 46,261 acres (about 29 acres each). Together they sold $102.7 million of farm products in 2022, led by nursery & greenhouse plants, dairy (milk) and vegetables.

Orchards and vineyards here grow apples, pears and grapes, and local fields produce pumpkins, sweet corn, green onions and squash. Beekeepers tend about 1,471 honey bee colonies.

290 farms in King County already sell straight to the public, about $4.6 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 King County

King County farms and homesteads keep 13,377 head of cattle, 10,884 egg-laying hens and 4,573 horses and ponies. Grass-fed beef sold by the quarter or half is a common way ranchers sell direct.

About 3,067 people run or help run farms in King County, with an average age of 58. 48% of them are women. 281 are under 35 - the next generation of local growers. 61 farms earn money from agritourism - things like u-pick fields, pumpkin patches, farm stays and corn mazes.

Where King County stands out: it ranks #4 of 39 WA counties for number of farms and #6 of 34 WA counties for egg-laying hens.