FALL RIVER COUNTY MARKET

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

🌽 From Edgemont to and Provo, Fall River 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. Posting an ad is free and sellers keep every dollar.

Farming in Fall River County by the Numbers

Fall River County has 331 farms on 1,034,789 acres (about 3,126 acres each). Together they sold $125.4 million of farm products in 2022, led by cattle, corn and hay & other field crops.

Beekeepers tend about 1,572 honey bee colonies.

21 farms in Fall River County already sell straight to the public, about $78,000 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 Fall River County

Livestock is part of daily life here: the 2022 farm census found 76,659 head of cattle, 3,004 egg-laying hens and 2,328 sheep in Fall River County. Grass-fed beef sold by the quarter or half is a common way ranchers sell direct.

About 673 people run or help run farms in Fall River County, with an average age of 55. 36% of them are women. 87 are under 35 - the next generation of local growers. 10 farms earn money from agritourism - things like u-pick fields, pumpkin patches, farm stays and corn mazes.

Where Fall River County stands out: it ranks #2 of 56 SD counties for egg-laying hens.