Wyoming Launches Clickable Map of Who’s Growing What

If you’ve ever wondered where to grab local honey, snag a bag of heirloom spuds, or find a Saturday market that stocks real-deal salsa, the University of Wyoming Extension just made it a whole lot easier. Its first-ever online Wyoming Specialty Crop Directory is live, turning the paper guide into a statewide, searchable database that plugs you straight into the local food scene, County 10 reports.

The 2025 directory packs in close to 1,100 entries and roughly 2,000 photos, so you’re not just reading names — you’re seeing producers, fields, greenhouses, labels and the goods themselves. It covers the full spread of USDA-defined specialty crops: fruits and veggies, tree nuts, culinary and medicinal herbs, plus edible horticultural products like honey and hops. You’ll also find the value-added stuff Wyomingites love to make — jams and jellies, pickles and ferments, barbecue and hot sauces, fruit pies, even local wine and hard cider.

Project coordinator and editor Robert Waggener says the goal was simple: make it good-looking, make it easy, and make it useful whether you’re shopping at home or road-tripping across the state. The site leans into how people actually buy food now, pointing you to year-round and seasonal farmers markets (indoors and out), CSAs, co-ops and farm stands, all organized by county so you can zero in on what’s nearby. It doesn’t stop at retail, either — there are listings for school, community and church gardens; county fairs; garden clubs and seed libraries; and the agencies and nonprofits that keep Wyoming’s food system humming.

Waggener credits the Wyoming Food Freedom Act and a wave of passionate small operators for the energy behind the local food push. The new database is designed to keep that momentum going — a one-stop spot where producers can be found and buyers can actually, you know, buy. Funding comes from USDA’s Agricultural Marketing Service via the Specialty Crop Block Grant Program through the Wyoming Department of Agriculture, and the directory includes AMS’s full list of eligible specialty crops so everyone’s on the same page about what qualifies.

Bottom line: whether you’re plotting your pantry for winter or hunting a last-minute jar of pepper jelly before a tailgate, the directory is the map. Click your county, meet your growers, and taste what Wyoming’s producing right now.