RICHLAND COUNTY MARKET

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

🌽 Looking for food grown in Richland County? Backyard growers and small farms around Blue River, Cazenovia and and Viola list it here. Wisconsin favorites like sweet corn and maple syrup show up here when they're in season. Posting an ad is free and sellers keep every dollar.

Farming in Richland County by the Numbers

Richland County has 1,062 farms on 244,767 acres (about 230 acres each). Together they sold $183 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 squash, potatoes, onions and kale. Beekeepers tend about 259 honey bee colonies.

48 farms in Richland 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 Richland County

Richland County farms and homesteads keep 68,981 egg-laying hens, 48,631 head of cattle and 1,616 goats. Fresh farm eggs are one of the easiest things to buy and sell locally.

About 1,930 people run or help run farms in Richland County, with an average age of 59. 37% of them are women. 161 are under 35 - the next generation of local growers. 13 farms earn money from agritourism - things like u-pick fields, pumpkin patches, farm stays and corn mazes.

Where Richland County stands out: it ranks #8 of 66 WI counties for egg-laying hens.