DOUGLAS COUNTY MARKET

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

🌽 From Armour to and New Holland, Douglas County gardeners, small farms and home cooks post their extra harvest here for people nearby. South Dakota favorites like sunflower seeds and honey show up here when they're in season. It's free to post, there's no cut taken, and local farm food carries no sales tax.

Farming in Douglas County by the Numbers

Douglas County has 357 farms on 194,267 acres (about 544 acres each). Together they sold $184.7 million of farm products in 2022, led by cattle, corn and hogs.

11 farms in Douglas County already sell straight to the public, about $10,000 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 Douglas County

Livestock is part of daily life here: the 2022 farm census found 87,020 hogs, 33,117 head of cattle and 4,879 sheep in Douglas County.

About 667 people run or help run farms in Douglas County, with an average age of 58. 35% of them are women. 52 are under 35 - the next generation of local growers.

Where Douglas County stands out: it ranks #1 of 53 SD counties for goats.