MASON COUNTY MARKET

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

🌽 From Allyn to Matlock, Mason County gardeners, small farms and home cooks post their extra harvest here for people nearby. Washington favorites like berries and apples show up here when they're in season. Listing is free and you keep 100% of every local sale.

Farming in Mason County by the Numbers

Mason County has 368 farms on 36,865 acres (about 100 acres each). Together they sold $83.3 million of farm products in 2022, led by aquaculture, nursery & greenhouse plants and Christmas trees.

Orchards and vineyards here grow walnuts, grapes and apples, and local fields produce sweet corn, tomatoes, potatoes and bell peppers. Beekeepers tend about 74 honey bee colonies.

51 farms in Mason County already sell straight to the public, about $2.2 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 Mason County

Mason County farms and homesteads keep 3,112 egg-laying hens, 1,837 head of cattle and 350 sheep. Fresh farm eggs are one of the easiest things to buy and sell locally.

About 678 people run or help run farms in Mason County, with an average age of 60. 43% of them are women. 38 are under 35 - the next generation of local growers. 8 farms earn money from agritourism - things like u-pick fields, pumpkin patches, farm stays and corn mazes.