STEVENS COUNTY MARKET

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

🌽 Stevens County has more backyard fruit trees and home gardens than anyone could eat from. Crop Market connects them with neighbors in Addy, Chewelah and Ford. Fruit, vegetables, cottage foods, plants, seeds and farm gear are all welcome. Posting an ad is free and sellers keep every dollar.

Farming in Stevens County by the Numbers

Stevens County has 944 farms on 465,282 acres (about 493 acres each). Together they sold $33.1 million of farm products in 2022, led by wheat, vegetables and barley.

Orchards and vineyards here grow grapes, apples and peaches, and local fields produce potatoes, tomatoes, watermelons and sweet corn.

99 farms in Stevens County already sell straight to the public, about $1.2 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 Stevens County

Livestock is part of daily life here: the 2022 farm census found 14,807 head of cattle, 5,057 egg-laying hens and 1,738 sheep in Stevens County. Grass-fed beef sold by the quarter or half is a common way ranchers sell direct.

About 1,709 people run or help run farms in Stevens County, with an average age of 62. 44% of them are women. 94 are under 35 - the next generation of local growers. 14 farms earn money from agritourism - things like u-pick fields, pumpkin patches, farm stays and corn mazes.