Regional Local Food Meetings Scheduled
If you are interested in gathering with other producers and local food supporters in your region of the state, be sure to register for the regional meetups that SDSPA will be hosting in Jan & Feb 2023.
The goals of these meetings are to help producers meet others in their region who are growing & raising food, and to provide a space to see if there is interest in developing any form of aggregation in the region. Aggregation can come in many forms- food hubs, multi-farm CSAs, Co-ops, combining a single product to reach buyers, pooling products or carpooling products to connect with a restaurant, retailer, or institution (such as nursing home, school, hospital).
This meeting may result in producers looking to explore the development of a new aggregation opportunity in their region, or simply better utilize something already happening.
Each event will run from 5:30 p.m. until approximately 7:30 p.m., and will include time for networking, supper, an overview of current aggregation opportunities in the region, and a discussion facilitated by a SDSU Extension Community Vitality Field Specialist to give participants an option to share strengths and struggles of the region.
If you are aware of a current/ upcoming aggregation opportunity in this area, please feel free to email SDSPA to assure they are invited to be included.
While in person attendance is encouraged for optimal networking, a virtual option will also be available. Please register at the link below by the Wednesday prior to the event.
Watertown- Mon., Jan. 23, 2023
Chamberlain/ I-90- Mon., Jan. 30, 2023
Yankton- Mon., Feb. 6, 2023
Rapid City- Mon., Feb. 27, 2023
