ASHLAND COUNTY MARKET

Ashland County, Wisconsin Farmers Market — Buy & Sell Local Crops Near You

🌽 Buy local in Ashland County: fruit, vegetables, honey, baked goods, plants and livestock from people in Butternut, Clam Lake and Marengo. 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 Ashland County by the Numbers

Ashland County has 209 farms on 68,629 acres (about 328 acres each). Together they sold $24 million of farm products in 2022, led by dairy (milk), cattle and hay & other field crops.

Orchards and vineyards here grow apples, and local fields produce potatoes and green beans. Beekeepers tend about 70 honey bee colonies.

27 farms in Ashland County already sell straight to the public, about $467,000 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 Ashland County

Livestock is part of daily life here: the 2022 farm census found 8,895 head of cattle, 864 egg-laying hens and 214 sheep in Ashland County. Grass-fed beef sold by the quarter or half is a common way ranchers sell direct.

About 348 people run or help run farms in Ashland County, with an average age of 57. 39% of them are women. 24 are under 35 - the next generation of local growers. 1 farm earns money from agritourism - things like u-pick fields, pumpkin patches, farm stays and corn mazes.