WESTON COUNTY MARKET

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

🌽 Weston County has more backyard fruit trees and home gardens than anyone could eat from. Crop Market connects them with neighbors in Newcastle, Osage and and Upton. Fruit, vegetables, cottage foods, plants, seeds and farm gear are all welcome. It's free to post, there's no cut taken, and local farm food carries no sales tax.

Farming in Weston County by the Numbers

Weston County has 262 farms on 1,302,538 acres (about 4,972 acres each). Together they sold $43.2 million of farm products in 2022, led by cattle, hay & other field crops and horses.

15 farms in Weston County already sell straight to the public, about $107,000 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 Weston County

Out in the pastures and barnyards, Weston County counts 44,145 head of cattle, 1,663 horses and ponies and 1,107 egg-laying hens. Grass-fed beef sold by the quarter or half is a common way ranchers sell direct.

About 490 people run or help run farms in Weston County, with an average age of 59. 40% of them are women. 53 are under 35 - the next generation of local growers. 18 farms earn money from agritourism - things like u-pick fields, pumpkin patches, farm stays and corn mazes.