GOSHEN COUNTY MARKET

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

🌽 Goshen County has more backyard fruit trees and home gardens than anyone could eat from. Crop Market connects them with neighbors in Fort Laramie, Hawk Springs and Lingle. Watch for local potatoes when it comes into season in Wyoming. Posting an ad is free and sellers keep every dollar.

Farming in Goshen County by the Numbers

Goshen County has 736 farms on 1,256,152 acres (about 1,707 acres each). Together they sold $204.6 million of farm products in 2022, led by cattle, hay & other field crops and corn.

19 farms in Goshen County already sell straight to the public, about $74,000 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 Goshen County

Livestock is part of daily life here: the 2022 farm census found 109,449 head of cattle, 6,869 sheep and 2,208 horses and ponies in Goshen County. Grass-fed beef sold by the quarter or half is a common way ranchers sell direct.

About 1,422 people run or help run farms in Goshen County, with an average age of 59. 41% of them are women. 151 are under 35 - the next generation of local growers. 9 farms earn money from agritourism - things like u-pick fields, pumpkin patches, farm stays and corn mazes.

Where Goshen County stands out: it ranks #1 of 23 WY counties for total farm sales and #5 of 23 WY counties for number of farms.