CODINGTON COUNTY MARKET

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

🌽 This is the Codington County page of Crop Market, a free online farmers market in South Dakota for Florence, Henry and and Watertown. 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 Codington County by the Numbers

Codington County has 500 farms on 282,976 acres (about 566 acres each). Together they sold $191.7 million of farm products in 2022, led by corn, cattle and soybeans.

7 farms in Codington County already sell straight to the public, about $22,000 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 Codington County

Livestock is part of daily life here: the 2022 farm census found 40,649 sheep, 39,781 head of cattle and 15,382 hogs in Codington County. Local wool, lamb and fiber crafts often trade hands at farmers markets.

About 867 people run or help run farms in Codington County, with an average age of 59. 29% of them are women. 58 are under 35 - the next generation of local growers. 6 farms earn money from agritourism - things like u-pick fields, pumpkin patches, farm stays and corn mazes.