PEND OREILLE COUNTY MARKET

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

🌽 Looking for food grown in Pend Oreille County? Backyard growers and small farms around Cusick, Ione and and Usk 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 Pend Oreille County by the Numbers

Pend Oreille County has 184 farms on 37,832 acres (about 206 acres each). Together they sold $7.2 million of farm products in 2022, led by hay & other field crops, cattle and vegetables.

Orchards and vineyards here grow grapes, and local fields produce tomatoes, pumpkins and squash.

22 farms in Pend Oreille County already sell straight to the public, about $53,000 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 Pend Oreille County

Pend Oreille County farms and homesteads keep 3,385 head of cattle, 470 egg-laying hens and 304 horses and ponies. Grass-fed beef sold by the quarter or half is a common way ranchers sell direct.

About 337 people run or help run farms in Pend Oreille County, with an average age of 60. 42% of them are women. 26 are under 35 - the next generation of local growers.