VERNON COUNTY MARKET

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

🌽 From Chaseburg to Stoddard, Vernon County gardeners, small farms and home cooks post their extra harvest here for people nearby. Fruit, vegetables, cottage foods, plants, seeds and farm gear are all welcome. Posting an ad is free and sellers keep every dollar.

Farming in Vernon County by the Numbers

Vernon County has 1,810 farms on 354,885 acres (about 196 acres each). Together they sold $295.5 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, sweet corn, cucumbers and cabbage. Beekeepers tend about 230 honey bee colonies.

142 farms in Vernon County already sell straight to the public, about $968,000 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 Vernon County

Livestock is part of daily life here: the 2022 farm census found 234,471 egg-laying hens, 76,485 head of cattle and 4,204 sheep in Vernon County. Fresh farm eggs are one of the easiest things to buy and sell locally.

About 3,470 people run or help run farms in Vernon County, with an average age of 54. 37% of them are women. 569 are under 35 - the next generation of local growers. 32 farms earn money from agritourism - things like u-pick fields, pumpkin patches, farm stays and corn mazes.

Where Vernon County stands out: it ranks #3 of 66 WI counties for egg-laying hens and #4 of 72 WI counties for number of farms.