Save the Date: Garden Discovery Festival 2024
SoDak Greens is owned and operated by Kalyn Gutormson and MacKenzie Mattern with the goal to bring fresh greens to more people in eastern South Dakota.
Join us May 19th from 1:30 to 4:30 is the Garden Discovery Festival at McCrory Gardens in Brookings. This event is hosted by McCrory Gardens in partnership with SDSU Extension. Highlights will include the SDSU Native Plant Initiative Sale, and the Brookings Area Master Gardener Plant Sale, educational presentations, and educational booths focused on garden/urban agriculture resources and education.
At the SDSPA booth families and individuals will be able to learn about microgreens and take your own grow kit home! Also, you can meet SoDak Greens, a new member who will be featured at the SDSPA booth.
SoDak Greens is owned and operated by Kalyn Gutormson and MacKenzie Mattern with the goal to bring fresh greens to more people in eastern South Dakota. Kalyn and MacKenzie have extensive experience in the Agriculture and Horticulture world, both completing master’s degrees in plant science, and working in the seed testing industry. Combined with over 30 years of experience, they produce romaine, a spring salad mix, pak choi, arugula, and various herbs in a hydroponic shipping container. SoDak Greens also produces microgreens including arugula, broccoli, peas, buckwheat, radishes, and sunflower. This shipping container provides greens year-round to people within a 100 mile radius of Brookings. Limited soil, water, and pesticide use allows SoDak Greens to be a unique producer of greens, highlighting sustainability as well as a healthy lifestyle.