SAWYER COUNTY MARKET

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

🌽 Looking for food grown in Sawyer County? Backyard growers and small farms around Edgewater, Exeland and Ojibwa list it here. Watch for local sweet corn when it comes into season in Wisconsin. Posting an ad is free and sellers keep every dollar.

Farming in Sawyer County by the Numbers

Sawyer County has 144 farms on 40,786 acres (about 283 acres each). Together they sold $21.8 million of farm products in 2022, led by dairy (milk), corn and fruit & nuts.

Orchards and vineyards here grow apples, grapes and sweet cherries, and local fields produce pumpkins, tomatoes, squash and watermelons. Beekeepers tend about 42 honey bee colonies.

20 farms in Sawyer County already sell straight to the public, about $98,000 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 Sawyer County

Out in the pastures and barnyards, Sawyer County counts 6,077 head of cattle, 1,077 egg-laying hens and 594 hogs. Grass-fed beef sold by the quarter or half is a common way ranchers sell direct.

About 285 people run or help run farms in Sawyer County, with an average age of 58. 38% of them are women. 32 are under 35 - the next generation of local growers.