Farms Near Vermillion, SD

Vermillion

Certified organic herb farm on 11 acres northwest of Vermillion, growing culinary and medicinal herbs, lettuce, cut and edible flowers, and blending them into teas. Its first and most popular blend, Vermillion Sunset, is a mint tea colored by herbal flowers; the farm now offers seven blends. It has grown organically for over 25 years, with greenhouses, hoophouses and a drying shed.

Vermillion

Roadside farm market on the northeast corner of Vermillion, selling fresh, chemical-free vegetables and fruit grown on family land worked since the 1940s. Beyond its CSA, the Heikes stand supplies the local Buy Fresh Buy Local network. Heidi Heikes runs day-to-day operations. A state-recognized specialty crop grower.

Vermillion

Sells roughly 100 CSA shares a year, delivering weekly organically grown produce through the growing season to the Vermillion community. The Heikes family has farmed the northeast edge of Vermillion since 1946; Sam Heikes started the market operation in 2010, and daughter Heidi later stepped in to keep it running. Named 2022 South Dakota Specialty Crop Producer of the Year.

Vermillion

Heikes Family Farm runs a CSA selling roughly 100 shares of organically grown produce each season, with vegetables delivered weekly through the growing season. Sam and Heidi Heikes returned to the family's Vermillion farm in 2010, ground that's been worked since 1946. The state named them 2022 South Dakota Specialty Crop Producer of the Year, and the operation has won national recognition for its pollinator habitat. It sits northeast of Vermillion in the Siouxland corner of the state.

Angela Jackson has farmed PrairieSun Organics near Vermillion, just across the Nebraska line in southeast South Dakota, since 2006. The MOSA-certified operation grows row crops, vegetables, fruit, and berries, and raises laying hens for eggs plus broiler chickens processed in an on-farm certified organic plant. Birds are handled on site under controlled conditions for food safety and quality.

Vermillion

Vermillion

Fall festival on the historic Ufford farm at 3691 East Main Street in Vermillion, busiest the first two October weekends. The farm presses its own apple cider and taps its trees for maple syrup. Visitors get a corn maze, pick-your-own pumpkins, horse-drawn and tractor hayrides, a petting zoo and fresh eggs. Maze offerings vary year to year, so call ahead.

Burbank

Choose-and-cut Christmas tree farm near Burbank in the state's southeast corner, growing Scotch pine for the U-cut. The gift shop carries wreaths and hand-crafted figurines, and Santa's sleigh is set up for photos. Open weekends 9 to 5 from the day after Thanksgiving through Christmas. Call ahead to check supply.

Burbank

Blue Tin Ranch is an agriculture-themed event venue and hunting lodge in the Missouri River Valley, a mile and a half east of Burbank. Mother and daughter Noreen and Kelly Jorgensen run it as fifth-generation landowners, with a two-bedroom farmhouse that sleeps eight to ten. The grounds hold corn crib swings, a lit pavilion, and a path to a gazebo through fields of corn and beans. A 1909 barn saved from demolition was lost to a 2025 tornado and rebuilt as the new 605 Barn.

Newcastle

For years, BJ and I (Stephanie) had prayed about raising our children in a place with faith, family, and livestock. In 2014 God presented us the blessing and opportunity to purchase our small ranch from a family friend, followed by a large group of heifers. This spurred our dreams to become reality. At that time both BJ and I were working full-time jobs in industrial construction and raising three children. In the spring of 2016 calves were being born, work was busy as ever and we found out we w

Elk Point

The Elk Point Farmers' Market gathers local growers at 106 W Pleasant St in this small Union County town near the Iowa and Nebraska lines in far southeast South Dakota. Detailed hours are not well documented online, but area markets typically run from late spring through fall with garden produce, eggs, and baked goods.

Mended Kettle Farm is Abbey and Seth's 0.8-acre farm in Elk Point, South Dakota, created in 2022 to raise their children on firm foundations and hands-on experiences — now growing grow-to-order microgreens, plant starts, and regeneratively grown no-till produce for the local community. Weekly "Cup of Tea" overgrowth offerings post every Tuesday, and the farm is working toward organic certification with a new high tunnel.

Area growers gather at 119 W 3rd Street in Ponca, the seat of Dixon County in Nebraska's far northeast corner, a few miles from the Missouri River and Ponca State Park. Expect seasonal garden produce, eggs, and baked goods from Dixon County farms and gardeners through the summer.

Lindy Land & Livestock raises 100% pasture-raised Berkshire pork near Alcester in southeast South Dakota, just over the Nebraska border. The Lindemann family runs the hogs on rotational pasture with room to roam, working from animal and soil health outward. Pork sells direct to customers across the tri-state area.

Akron Farmers Market sets up where Highway 12 meets Big Sioux River Road, on the Iowa side of the river dividing the state from South Dakota and Nebraska in the far northwest corner of Plymouth County. It's a small border-town market rather than a destination event. Iowa's outdoor market season generally runs May through October, with tables fullest during the peak growing months of July and August.

Yankton

Choose-and-cut Christmas tree farm at 265 Antler Drive in Yankton, growing Scotch, white and Austrian pine plus Colorado blue and Black Hills spruce. Cut your own, have them cut it, or buy precut and living trees. The same ground yields fresh asparagus each spring. Open weekends 9 to 6 and weekday afternoons in season.

Mission Hill

Garritys' Prairie Gardens has grown apples near Mission Hill since 1984. The orchard was later bought by the neighboring Hebda family, who folded it into their own fruit and vegetable operation and now turn the harvest into jams, jellies, made-from-scratch fruit pies, fresh salsa, home-canned goods, and sauces. The orchard sits in Yankton County in the state's southeast corner. Call ahead, since ownership and hours have changed since the Garrity family ran it.

This small seasonal market sets up at the Corps of Discovery Welcome Center on Highway 81 just outside Crofton, near Lewis & Clark Lake and the Missouri River in northeast Nebraska. The center marks the route of the Lewis and Clark expedition and long served travelers with local arts, crafts, and produce. Its recent operation has been uncertain, so confirm the current season before driving out.

Hawarden's market operates at 13th Street and Avenue E in this Sioux County town on the Big Sioux River, along the Iowa-South Dakota border. It's a small-town outlet for area growers in far northwest Iowa.

Southeast South Dakota

The Southeast South Dakota Wine Trail links a string of family wineries along the Interstate 29 corridor near Sioux Falls. The self-guided route runs from Vermillion and Beresford in the south up through Garretson and Renner and on toward Rosholt in the northeast. Many of the stops grow their own fruit and grapes and host grape stomps, concerts, and tastings through the season. Southeast South Dakota Tourism publishes the trail map and a beer, wine, and spirits guide.

Ireton

Diane's Pumpkin Patch ran south of Ireton for 17 years before owners Denny and Diane Ten Napel retired and closed the farm, according to the Hawarden Independent/Ireton newspaper. In its run, visitors picked pumpkins and squash straight from the field on Highway C-12. The listing stays here as a record of what operated at this address, not as an invitation to visit.