POTTER COUNTY MARKET

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

🌽 Looking for food grown in Potter County? Backyard growers and small farms around Gettysburg, Hoven and and Tolstoy list it here. 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 Potter County by the Numbers

Potter County has 229 farms on 549,060 acres (about 2,398 acres each). Together they sold $222.8 million of farm products in 2022, led by corn, soybeans and wheat.

Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, 2022 Census of Agriculture.

Farm Life in Potter County

Livestock is part of daily life here: the 2022 farm census found 17,832 head of cattle and 562 horses and ponies in Potter County. Grass-fed beef sold by the quarter or half is a common way ranchers sell direct.

About 400 people run or help run farms in Potter County, with an average age of 61. 22% of them are women. 21 are under 35 - the next generation of local growers. 4 farms earn money from agritourism - things like u-pick fields, pumpkin patches, farm stays and corn mazes.