HARDING COUNTY MARKET

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

🌽 Harding County has more backyard fruit trees and home gardens than anyone could eat from. Crop Market connects them with neighbors in Buffalo, Ludlow and and Sky Ranch. Watch for local sunflower seeds when it comes into season in South Dakota. It's free to post, there's no cut taken, and local farm food carries no sales tax.

Farming in Harding County by the Numbers

Harding County has 268 farms on 1,671,254 acres (about 6,236 acres each). Together they sold $89.2 million of farm products in 2022, led by cattle, wheat and corn.

2 farms in Harding 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 Harding County

Harding County farms and homesteads keep 77,072 head of cattle, 30,346 sheep and 1,163 horses and ponies. Grass-fed beef sold by the quarter or half is a common way ranchers sell direct.

About 591 people run or help run farms in Harding County, with an average age of 55. 36% of them are women. 74 are under 35 - the next generation of local growers. 5 farms earn money from agritourism - things like u-pick fields, pumpkin patches, farm stays and corn mazes.