BON HOMME COUNTY MARKET

Bon Homme County, South Dakota Farmers Market — Buy & Sell Local Crops Near You

🌽 From Avon to and Tyndall, Bon Homme County gardeners, small farms and home cooks post their extra harvest here for people nearby. Homemade jams, breads and honey are listed right next to fresh produce and seedlings. Listing is free and you keep 100% of every local sale.

Farming in Bon Homme County by the Numbers

Bon Homme County has 490 farms on 269,582 acres (about 550 acres each). Together they sold $148.9 million of farm products in 2022, led by cattle, corn and soybeans.

Beekeepers tend about 4,513 honey bee colonies.

4 farms in Bon Homme County already sell straight to the public. 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 Bon Homme County

Livestock is part of daily life here: the 2022 farm census found 43,798 head of cattle, 2,070 sheep and 520 egg-laying hens in Bon Homme County. Grass-fed beef sold by the quarter or half is a common way ranchers sell direct.

About 818 people run or help run farms in Bon Homme County, with an average age of 59. 30% of them are women. 68 are under 35 - the next generation of local growers.

Where Bon Homme County stands out: it ranks #3 of 29 SD counties for honey bee colonies.