MELLETTE COUNTY MARKET

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

🌽 Buy local in Mellette County: fruit, vegetables, honey, baked goods, plants and livestock from people in Norris, White River and and Wood. South Dakota favorites like honey and sweet corn show up here when they're in season. Posting an ad is free and sellers keep every dollar.

Farming in Mellette County by the Numbers

Mellette County has 230 farms on 809,354 acres (about 3,519 acres each). Together they sold $54.9 million of farm products in 2022, led by cattle, hay & other field crops and wheat.

Local fields produce sweet corn, cucumbers and tomatoes.

6 farms in Mellette County already sell straight to the public, about $17,000 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 Mellette County

Mellette County farms and homesteads keep 64,598 head of cattle, 1,361 egg-laying hens and 796 horses and ponies. Grass-fed beef sold by the quarter or half is a common way ranchers sell direct.

About 409 people run or help run farms in Mellette County, with an average age of 57. 35% of them are women. 57 are under 35 - the next generation of local growers. 8 farms earn money from agritourism - things like u-pick fields, pumpkin patches, farm stays and corn mazes.

Where Mellette County stands out: it ranks #11 of 56 SD counties for egg-laying hens.