IOWA COUNTY MARKET

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

🌽 From Arena to Highland, Iowa County gardeners, small farms and home cooks post their extra harvest here for people nearby. 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 Iowa County by the Numbers

Iowa County has 1,534 farms on 374,179 acres (about 244 acres each). Together they sold $318.6 million of farm products in 2022, led by dairy (milk), corn and cattle.

Orchards and vineyards here grow apples, grapes and hazelnuts, and local fields produce pumpkins, squash, lettuce and asparagus. Beekeepers tend about 625 honey bee colonies.

105 farms in Iowa County already sell straight to the public, about $1 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 Iowa County

Iowa County farms and homesteads keep 93,830 head of cattle, 65,637 egg-laying hens and 3,129 hogs. Grass-fed beef sold by the quarter or half is a common way ranchers sell direct.

About 2,922 people run or help run farms in Iowa County, with an average age of 58. 38% of them are women. 243 are under 35 - the next generation of local growers. 17 farms earn money from agritourism - things like u-pick fields, pumpkin patches, farm stays and corn mazes.

Where Iowa County stands out: it ranks #6 of 72 WI counties for number of farms and #9 of 66 WI counties for egg-laying hens.