THURSTON COUNTY MARKET

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

🌽 Looking for food grown in Thurston County? Backyard growers and small farms around Lacey, Olympia and Tenino list it here. Fruit, vegetables, cottage foods, plants, seeds and farm gear are all welcome. It's free to post, there's no cut taken, and local farm food carries no sales tax.

Farming in Thurston County by the Numbers

Thurston County has 1,108 farms on 55,943 acres (about 50 acres each). Together they sold $190.5 million of farm products in 2022, led by poultry & eggs, aquaculture and dairy (milk).

Orchards and vineyards here grow apples, hazelnuts and chestnuts, and local fields produce sweet corn, pumpkins, lettuce and tomatoes. Beekeepers tend about 1,511 honey bee colonies.

168 farms in Thurston County already sell straight to the public, about $5.9 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 Thurston County

Out in the pastures and barnyards, Thurston County counts 1,416,780 egg-laying hens, 18,594 head of cattle and 1,985 horses and ponies. Fresh farm eggs are one of the easiest things to buy and sell locally.

About 2,043 people run or help run farms in Thurston County, with an average age of 61. 45% of them are women. 112 are under 35 - the next generation of local growers. 32 farms earn money from agritourism - things like u-pick fields, pumpkin patches, farm stays and corn mazes.

Where Thurston County stands out: it ranks #1 of 34 WA counties for egg-laying hens and #4 of 37 WA counties for selling food straight to the public.