DICKINSON COUNTY MARKET

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

🌽 Dickinson County has more backyard fruit trees and home gardens than anyone could eat from. Crop Market connects them with neighbors in Arnolds Park, Lake Park and Superior. 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 Dickinson County by the Numbers

Dickinson County has 439 farms on 161,592 acres (about 368 acres each). Together they sold $228.9 million of farm products in 2022, led by corn, soybeans and cattle.

Local fields produce asparagus, squash and potatoes. Beekeepers tend about 66 honey bee colonies.

15 farms in Dickinson County already sell straight to the public, about $71,000 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 Dickinson County

Dickinson County farms and homesteads keep 55,120 hogs, 23,291 head of cattle and 898 egg-laying hens.

About 767 people run or help run farms in Dickinson County, with an average age of 58. 34% of them are women. 59 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.