Avera McKennan Hospital Food Services and Local Food Questions & Answers with Nicholas Skajewski, Executive Chef What is Avera doing to source food from local producers? We work closely with Dakota Fresh Food Hub, as well as many independent local farmers. All of our Avera McKennan
Read more →2020 SDSPA Membership— Come Grow With Us! Membership is open to producers, processors, marketers, chefs, healthcare providers, farmers markets, agencies, consumers and others involved in local foods. Membership expires Dec. 31 of each year and should be renewed at the beginning of each calendar year. Click below to learn more: Membership Letter
Read more →This month features: 2020 Membership Drive, the 2019 S.D. Local Foods Conference, Tom Barnes of Pleasant Valley Farm and Cabins, S.D. Farmers Market Survey, new local foods chef/restaurant webpage on the SDSPA & more! SDSPA Newsletter- Dec. 2019 SDSPA provides regular communications on current activities, news, events
Read more →Thank You! Tom Barnes The Board of Directors and SDSPA Membership wish Tom Barnes the very best as he shifts his time & talents to spend more time with wife & farm partner Susan to focus on raising their goats and building their cabin rental farm experiences.
Read more →Maga Farmers Market Drental Park parking lot on East Walnut, Sisseton, SD Market Facebook Page Open: July- September Hours: Thursday, 3:30 – 6 p.m. Types of Products: Fresh, locally-grown produce and homemade products
Read more →2019 S.D. Local Foods Conference Provides Education and Networking The S.D. Local Foods Conference (SDLFC), held Nov. 1-2 at the RedRossa Conference Center in Pierre, SD, provided educational sessions and experiences that benefited producers, chefs, consumers, resource providers and other supporters of local foods. Those involved in
Read more →Webster Farmers Market Railroad Parking Lot, 486 Main Street, Webster, South Dakota 57274 Market Facebook Page Open: June-October Hours: Tuesdays, 4 – 6 PM Types of Products: Fresh fruits and veggies, baked goods, canned items, and more.
Read more →Cory Tomovick was hired as a S.D. Specialty Producers Association (SDSPA) Service Contactor in December 2014. She hit the ground running, all the while wondering just what she was getting into. Cory brought to SDSPA fresh insight and energy and has helped to make SDSPA into what it
Read more →This month features: Gardens, High Tunnel & Geothermal Greenhouse Tour at REDCO Thank You & Farewell to Cory Tomovick Sinte Gleska High Tunnels & Gardens Stengel Seed & Grain Provides Tour of Organic Seed Processing Big Stone Pumpkin Patch Showcases Farming with Entertainment S.D. Farmers Market Survey
Read more →Stengel Seed and Grain Provides Tour of Organic Seed Processing Stengel Seed and Grain, owned by brothers Doug and Tim Stengel, has been a food-grade organic grain cleaner for over 40 years. On Sept. 13, 2019 Doug Stengel hosted a tour of their organic seed processing operation
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