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Specialty Crop

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A Guide to Local Foods, Farmers' Markets, and Community Gardens

Weston County

Kathryn’s Creations

Homemade chokecherry and strawberry rhubarb jams, and handcrafted rugs, table runners, and quilts are available at craft fairs in Newcastle.

Newcastle Farmers’ Market

The market offers fresh produce, homemade canned and baked goods, locally produced honey, meats, farm-fresh eggs, dairy, and gourmet popcorn.

Old Town Farmers Market

Fresh produce, homemade canned and baked goods, locally produced honey, meat and dairy products, and free-range eggs are available.

R&H Greenhouse

Theresa and Jim Kangas of Upton offer vegetable, herb, fruit, and flower starts through direct sales, May through July.

Sagebrush Market

The year-round indoor market offers a wide variety of locally and Wyoming-made foods, arts, crafts, clothing, and other items.

Sun Shine Gourmet Coffee

Small-batch roasted coffees using beans sourced from eight countries are available at the Newcastle Farmers’ Market and Sagebrush Market.

T&J Veggies

Fresh produce and homemade canned goods are available at the Old Town Farmers Market and holiday bazaars in Upton, and through direct sales.

University of Wyoming Extension, Weston County

Extension provides workshops based on community interest, including nutrition and food preservation, and participates in Grow a Little Extra.

Upton High School Plant Sciences Program

Students grow starts in trays in an indoor grow room, and care for produce grown in an indoor horizontal hydroponic grow system.

Weston County Community Garden

Local residents can rent space in the garden at Weston County Senior Services to grow vegetables, herbs, fruits, and flowers.

Weston County Fair

Specialty-crop entries in the Open, FFA, and 4-H contests include fresh produce, canned goods, cooking with honey, and flowers.

Weston County Natural Resource District

WCNRD offers seedling trees and shrubs, sells rain barrels, hosts a rain barrel art auction, and supports the community garden.