TRIPP COUNTY MARKET

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

🌽 From Clearfield to and Witten, Tripp County gardeners, small farms and home cooks post their extra harvest here for people nearby. Fruit, vegetables, cottage foods, plants, seeds and farm gear are all welcome. Posting an ad is free and sellers keep every dollar.

Farming in Tripp County by the Numbers

Tripp County has 572 farms on 943,080 acres (about 1,649 acres each). Together they sold $253 million of farm products in 2022, led by cattle, corn and soybeans.

Beekeepers tend about 8,398 honey bee colonies.

3 farms in Tripp County already sell straight to the public, about $23,000 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 Tripp County

Tripp County farms and homesteads keep 145,705 head of cattle, 13,775 hogs and 999 horses and ponies. Grass-fed beef sold by the quarter or half is a common way ranchers sell direct.

About 1,042 people run or help run farms in Tripp County, with an average age of 58. 30% of them are women. 126 are under 35 - the next generation of local growers. 27 farms earn money from agritourism - things like u-pick fields, pumpkin patches, farm stays and corn mazes.

Where Tripp County stands out: it ranks #1 of 29 SD counties for honey bee colonies.