DALLAS COUNTY MARKET

Dallas County, Iowa Farmers Market — Buy & Sell Local Crops Near You

🌽 Looking for food grown in Dallas County? Backyard growers and small farms around Adel, Booneville and De Soto list it here. Homemade jams, breads and honey are listed right next to fresh produce and seedlings. Posting an ad is free and sellers keep every dollar.

Farming in Dallas County by the Numbers

Dallas County has 901 farms on 287,842 acres (about 319 acres each). Together they sold $331.4 million of farm products in 2022, led by corn, soybeans and cattle.

Orchards and vineyards here grow grapes and apples, and local fields produce pumpkins, green beans, tomatoes and watermelons.

57 farms in Dallas County already sell straight to the public, about $949,000 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 Dallas County

Dallas County farms and homesteads keep 283,236 egg-laying hens, 38,395 hogs and 27,413 head of cattle. Fresh farm eggs are one of the easiest things to buy and sell locally.

About 1,632 people run or help run farms in Dallas County, with an average age of 58. 35% of them are women. 152 are under 35 - the next generation of local growers. 3 farms earn money from agritourism - things like u-pick fields, pumpkin patches, farm stays and corn mazes.

Where Dallas County stands out: it ranks #5 of 74 IA counties for egg-laying hens and #7 of 95 IA counties for selling food straight to the public.