FREMONT COUNTY MARKET

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

🌽 Buy local in Fremont County: fruit, vegetables, honey, baked goods, plants and livestock from people in Arapahoe, Crowheart and Gas Hills. Wyoming favorites like sweet corn and dry beans show up here when they're in season. Posting an ad is free and sellers keep every dollar.

Farming in Fremont County by the Numbers

Fremont County has 987 farms on 1,203,097 acres (about 1,219 acres each). Together they sold $98.9 million of farm products in 2022, led by cattle, hay & other field crops and corn.

Orchards and vineyards here grow apples, and local fields produce cabbage, squash, chile peppers and cucumbers.

52 farms in Fremont County already sell straight to the public, about $312,000 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 Fremont County

Fremont County farms and homesteads keep 85,784 head of cattle, 15,739 sheep and 5,414 horses and ponies. Grass-fed beef sold by the quarter or half is a common way ranchers sell direct.

About 1,839 people run or help run farms in Fremont County, with an average age of 60. 43% of them are women. 147 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 Fremont County stands out: it ranks #1 of 23 WY counties for number of farms and #1 of 23 WY counties for egg-laying hens.