MARQUETTE COUNTY MARKET

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

🌽 Marquette County has more backyard fruit trees and home gardens than anyone could eat from. Crop Market connects them with neighbors in Briggsville, Endeavor and Packwaukee. Wisconsin favorites like cherries and sweet corn show up here when they're in season. Posting an ad is free and sellers keep every dollar.

Farming in Marquette County by the Numbers

Marquette County has 391 farms on 104,952 acres (about 268 acres each). Together they sold $95.1 million of farm products in 2022, led by dairy (milk), corn and vegetables.

Orchards and vineyards here grow sweet cherries and peaches, and local fields produce pumpkins, cantaloupes, squash and watermelons. Beekeepers tend about 145 honey bee colonies.

17 farms in Marquette County already sell straight to the public, about $134,000 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 Marquette County

Out in the pastures and barnyards, Marquette County counts 51,770 egg-laying hens, 13,920 head of cattle and 1,302 sheep. Fresh farm eggs are one of the easiest things to buy and sell locally.

About 663 people run or help run farms in Marquette County, with an average age of 56. 34% of them are women. 75 are under 35 - the next generation of local growers. 7 farms earn money from agritourism - things like u-pick fields, pumpkin patches, farm stays and corn mazes.

Where Marquette County stands out: it ranks #11 of 66 WI counties for egg-laying hens.