WAHKIAKUM COUNTY MARKET

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

🌽 Wahkiakum County has more backyard fruit trees and home gardens than anyone could eat from. Crop Market connects them with neighbors in Cathlamet, Grays River and and Skamokawa. Washington favorites like berries and apples show up here when they're in season. It's free to post, there's no cut taken, and local farm food carries no sales tax.

Farming in Wahkiakum County by the Numbers

Wahkiakum County has 142 farms on 10,643 acres (about 75 acres each). Together they sold $3.1 million of farm products in 2022, led by dairy (milk), cattle and hay & other field crops.

Orchards and vineyards here grow apples and tart cherries. Beekeepers tend about 64 honey bee colonies.

18 farms in Wahkiakum County already sell straight to the public, about $87,000 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 Wahkiakum County

Livestock is part of daily life here: the 2022 farm census found 767 egg-laying hens, 114 horses and ponies and 25 hogs in Wahkiakum County. Fresh farm eggs are one of the easiest things to buy and sell locally.

About 225 people run or help run farms in Wahkiakum County, with an average age of 64. 43% of them are women. 5 are under 35 - the next generation of local growers.