NATRONA COUNTY MARKET

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

🌽 Looking for food grown in Natrona County? Backyard growers and small farms around Casper, Alcova and and Mills list it here. Homemade jams, breads and honey are listed right next to fresh produce and seedlings. Posting an ad is free and sellers keep every dollar.

Farming in Natrona County by the Numbers

Natrona County has 402 farms on 2,051,231 acres (about 5,103 acres each). Together they sold $59.5 million of farm products in 2022, led by cattle, hay & other field crops and sheep & goats.

30 farms in Natrona County already sell straight to the public, about $350,000 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 Natrona County

Out in the pastures and barnyards, Natrona County counts 53,341 head of cattle, 16,696 sheep and 1,741 horses and ponies. Grass-fed beef sold by the quarter or half is a common way ranchers sell direct.

About 768 people run or help run farms in Natrona County, with an average age of 56. 41% of them are women. 71 are under 35 - the next generation of local growers. 22 farms earn money from agritourism - things like u-pick fields, pumpkin patches, farm stays and corn mazes.

Where Natrona County stands out: it ranks #4 of 19 WY counties for selling food straight to the public.