GREEN LAKE COUNTY MARKET

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

🌽 Green Lake County has more backyard fruit trees and home gardens than anyone could eat from. Crop Market connects them with neighbors in Berlin, Dalton and Marquette. Watch for local cherries when it comes into season in Wisconsin. Posting an ad is free and sellers keep every dollar.

Farming in Green Lake County by the Numbers

Green Lake County has 511 farms on 122,086 acres (about 239 acres each). Together they sold $143 million of farm products in 2022, led by dairy (milk), corn and vegetables.

Orchards and vineyards here grow apples, sweet cherries and tart cherries, and local fields produce sweet corn, green peas, green beans and snow peas. Beekeepers tend about 335 honey bee colonies.

42 farms in Green Lake County already sell straight to the public, about $547,000 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 Green Lake County

Out in the pastures and barnyards, Green Lake County counts 23,400 head of cattle, 10,193 egg-laying hens and 861 horses and ponies. Grass-fed beef sold by the quarter or half is a common way ranchers sell direct.

About 906 people run or help run farms in Green Lake County, with an average age of 56. 32% of them are women. 109 are under 35 - the next generation of local growers. 10 farms earn money from agritourism - things like u-pick fields, pumpkin patches, farm stays and corn mazes.