KITSAP COUNTY MARKET

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

🌽 From Bremerton to Keyport, Kitsap County gardeners, small farms and home cooks post their extra harvest here for people nearby. Watch for local berries 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 Kitsap County by the Numbers

Kitsap County has 570 farms on 9,539 acres (about 17 acres each). Together they sold $13.6 million of farm products in 2022, led by nursery & greenhouse plants, Christmas trees and vegetables.

Orchards and vineyards here grow apples, grapes and pears, and local fields produce squash, sweet corn, green beans and lettuce. Beekeepers tend about 129 honey bee colonies.

138 farms in Kitsap County already sell straight to the public, about $1.1 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 Kitsap County

Out in the pastures and barnyards, Kitsap County counts 6,367 egg-laying hens, 1,182 horses and ponies and 921 goats. Fresh farm eggs are one of the easiest things to buy and sell locally.

About 1,067 people run or help run farms in Kitsap County, with an average age of 59. 50% of them are women. 65 are under 35 - the next generation of local growers. 12 farms earn money from agritourism - things like u-pick fields, pumpkin patches, farm stays and corn mazes.