SHERIDAN COUNTY MARKET

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

🌽 From Acme to Dayton, Sheridan County gardeners, small farms and home cooks post their extra harvest here for people nearby. Watch for local potatoes when it comes into season in Wyoming. It's free to post, there's no cut taken, and local farm food carries no sales tax.

Farming in Sheridan County by the Numbers

Sheridan County has 747 farms on 1,227,794 acres (about 1,644 acres each). Together they sold $66.6 million of farm products in 2022, led by cattle, hay & other field crops and sheep & goats.

Orchards and vineyards here grow apples, and local fields produce squash, potatoes, lettuce and green onions. Beekeepers tend about 1,931 honey bee colonies.

34 farms in Sheridan County already sell straight to the public, about $134,000 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 Sheridan County

Livestock is part of daily life here: the 2022 farm census found 63,761 head of cattle, 7,512 sheep and 3,198 horses and ponies in Sheridan County. Grass-fed beef sold by the quarter or half is a common way ranchers sell direct.

About 1,342 people run or help run farms in Sheridan County, with an average age of 61. 42% of them are women. 73 are under 35 - the next generation of local growers. 50 farms earn money from agritourism - things like u-pick fields, pumpkin patches, farm stays and corn mazes.

Where Sheridan County stands out: it ranks #4 of 23 WY counties for number of farms and #3 of 13 WY counties for honey bee colonies.