ALBANY COUNTY MARKET

Albany County, Wyoming Farmers Market — Buy & Sell Local Crops Near You

🌽 Looking for food grown in Albany County? Backyard growers and small farms around Laramie, Buford and Rock River list it here. Fruit, vegetables, cottage foods, plants, seeds and farm gear are all welcome. Listing is free and you keep 100% of every local sale.

Farming in Albany County by the Numbers

Albany County has 362 farms on 1,347,301 acres (about 3,722 acres each). Together they sold $68.3 million of farm products in 2022, led by cattle, hay & other field crops and horses.

Beekeepers tend about 23 honey bee colonies.

36 farms in Albany County already sell straight to the public, about $492,000 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 Albany County

Out in the pastures and barnyards, Albany County counts 52,443 head of cattle, 2,313 egg-laying hens and 1,824 horses and ponies. Grass-fed beef sold by the quarter or half is a common way ranchers sell direct.

About 733 people run or help run farms in Albany County, with an average age of 58. 45% of them are women. 102 are under 35 - the next generation of local growers. 27 farms earn money from agritourism - things like u-pick fields, pumpkin patches, farm stays and corn mazes.

Where Albany County stands out: it ranks #2 of 19 WY counties for selling food straight to the public and #3 of 23 WY counties for egg-laying hens.