BIG HORN COUNTY MARKET

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

🌽 Buy local in Big Horn County: fruit, vegetables, honey, baked goods, plants and livestock from people in Basin, Burlington and Emblem. Fruit, vegetables, cottage foods, plants, seeds and farm gear are all welcome. Posting an ad is free and sellers keep every dollar.

Farming in Big Horn County by the Numbers

Big Horn County has 551 farms on 456,535 acres (about 829 acres each). Together they sold $91.5 million of farm products in 2022, led by cattle, hay & other field crops and barley.

Local fields produce lettuce and potatoes. Beekeepers tend about 7,530 honey bee colonies.

31 farms in Big Horn County already sell straight to the public, about $306,000 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 Big Horn County

Big Horn County farms and homesteads keep 45,956 head of cattle, 12,396 sheep and 2,851 goats. Grass-fed beef sold by the quarter or half is a common way ranchers sell direct.

About 1,099 people run or help run farms in Big Horn County, with an average age of 56. 38% of them are women. 131 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 Big Horn County stands out: it ranks #1 of 21 WY counties for goats and #1 of 13 WY counties for honey bee colonies.