WASHAKIE COUNTY MARKET

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

🌽 Looking for food grown in Washakie County? Backyard growers and small farms around Ten Sleep, and Worland list it here. Fruit, vegetables, cottage foods, plants, seeds and farm gear are all welcome. Listing is free and you keep 100% of every local sale.

Farming in Washakie County by the Numbers

Washakie County has 206 farms on 368,504 acres (about 1,789 acres each). Together they sold $60.6 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 sweet corn. Beekeepers tend about 32 honey bee colonies.

4 farms in Washakie County already sell straight to the public, about $37,000 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 Washakie County

Out in the pastures and barnyards, Washakie County counts 35,968 head of cattle, 28,744 sheep and 736 horses and ponies. Grass-fed beef sold by the quarter or half is a common way ranchers sell direct.

About 389 people run or help run farms in Washakie County, with an average age of 59. 36% of them are women. 40 are under 35 - the next generation of local growers. 4 farms earn money from agritourism - things like u-pick fields, pumpkin patches, farm stays and corn mazes.