FOREST COUNTY MARKET

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

🌽 Buy local in Forest County: fruit, vegetables, honey, baked goods, plants and livestock from people in Armstrong Creek, Cavour and and Wabeno. 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 Forest County by the Numbers

Forest County has 108 farms on 27,368 acres (about 253 acres each). Together they sold $3.5 million of farm products in 2022, led by hay & other field crops, maple syrup and corn.

Orchards and vineyards here grow apples.

10 farms in Forest County already sell straight to the public, about $285,000 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 Forest County

Out in the pastures and barnyards, Forest County counts 1,448 head of cattle, 344 egg-laying hens and 177 hogs. Grass-fed beef sold by the quarter or half is a common way ranchers sell direct.

About 198 people run or help run farms in Forest County, with an average age of 58. 37% of them are women. 21 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.