CHARLES MIX COUNTY MARKET

Charles Mix County, South Dakota Farmers Market — Buy & Sell Local Crops Near You

🌽 Looking for food grown in Charles Mix County? Backyard growers and small farms around Academy, Dante and Pickstown list it here. Watch for local honey when it comes into season in South Dakota. Listing is free and you keep 100% of every local sale.

Farming in Charles Mix County by the Numbers

Charles Mix County has 677 farms on 654,941 acres (about 967 acres each). Together they sold $363.7 million of farm products in 2022, led by corn, cattle and hogs.

Local fields produce potatoes, pumpkins, watermelons and tomatoes.

7 farms in Charles Mix 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 Charles Mix County

Out in the pastures and barnyards, Charles Mix County counts 174,817 hogs, 77,246 head of cattle and 77,012 turkeys.

About 1,237 people run or help run farms in Charles Mix County, with an average age of 58. 27% of them are women. 156 are under 35 - the next generation of local growers. 9 farms earn money from agritourism - things like u-pick fields, pumpkin patches, farm stays and corn mazes.

Where Charles Mix County stands out: it ranks #7 of 66 SD counties for total farm sales and #8 of 66 SD counties for number of farms.