HUTCHINSON COUNTY MARKET

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

🌽 Hutchinson County has more backyard fruit trees and home gardens than anyone could eat from. Crop Market connects them with neighbors in Dimock, Freeman and and Tripp. South Dakota favorites like sweet corn and pumpkins show up here when they're in season. Listing is free and you keep 100% of every local sale.

Farming in Hutchinson County by the Numbers

Hutchinson County has 757 farms on 494,622 acres (about 653 acres each). Together they sold $288.6 million of farm products in 2022, led by corn, soybeans and hogs.

Local fields produce sweet corn, tomatoes, green beans and potatoes. Beekeepers tend about 70 honey bee colonies.

24 farms in Hutchinson County already sell straight to the public, about $207,000 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 Hutchinson County

Out in the pastures and barnyards, Hutchinson County counts 173,562 turkeys, 129,286 hogs and 56,463 head of cattle.

About 1,234 people run or help run farms in Hutchinson County, with an average age of 57. 26% of them are women. 155 are under 35 - the next generation of local growers. 2 farms earn money from agritourism - things like u-pick fields, pumpkin patches, farm stays and corn mazes.

Where Hutchinson County stands out: it ranks #6 of 66 SD counties for number of farms and #9 of 42 SD counties for selling food straight to the public.