SDSPA’s January newsletter features: Join or renew your SDSPA membership for 2021 Learn more about our Member Benefits & Farmers Market Memberships Welcome to Barb Cromwell, new SDSPA Board Member SDSPA Legislative Action Committee Meeting Recap Minnehaha Co. Urban Agriculture Survey Recipes from Executive Chef Scott Brinker, Monument Health
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New SDSPA Board Member, Barb Cromwell The South Dakota Specialty Producers Association would like to welcome Barbra Cromwell to our Board of Directors! Barb comes to us as a longtime active member of the SD local foods community and three years as manager at the Black Hills
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Website Development Program Available for Specialty Producers The South Dakota Specialty Producers Association (SDSPA) is continuing a program that offers assistance in building new websites or updating the look, mobile accessibility, or Search Engine Optimization of an existing website for specialty crop producers. SDSPA received a Specialty
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SDSPA’s December newsletter features: Join or renew your SDSPA membership for 2021 Learn more about our Member Benefits Website Development Program Available for Specialty Producers Welcome to Angela Jackson, new SDSPA Board Member Local Foods Celebrated at 10th Annual Conference Upcoming Events Photography Workshop for Agritourism Dec.
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S.D. Farmers Markets Invited to Network South Dakota farmers market managers, board members and vendors are invited to a virtual meeting on Mon., Dec. 14, at 11 A.M MST/12 P.M. CST hosted by SDSU Extension and the S.D. Specialty Producers Association (SDSPA). The past year has brought
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New SDSPA Board Member, Angela Jackson Please help SDSPA welcome our newest board member, Angela Jackson! Angela has been active in South Dakota local foods for over ten years, both as an educator and a producer. Since 2006, she has been the owner/operator of PrairieSun Organic Farm
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Local Foods Celebrated at 10th Annual Conference Producers, chefs, market managers, consumers and those with a passion for local foods came together November 5-7 for the 2020 S.D. Local Foods Conference. This was the 10th annual conference, and the first virtual conference! All events took place online
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SDSPA’s November newsletter features: Cooking with Local Foods- Chef Demonstrations S.D. Local Foods Conference SDSPA Board Meeting Recap Ag Day Recap- Prairie Moon Herbs and Mazing Acres Pumpkin Patch Producer Feature- Riggins Homegrown Foods Upcoming Events- Un. of Minnesota- On Farm Food Safety Grants- SARE & Farm to School The
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Producer Feature: Riggins Homegrown Foods Charles Riggins grew up on a cattle ranch in western S.D. where his family and extended family worked together often. His grandma produced a large garden and canned from it. She also raised chickens and turkeys. “I helped in all of this
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Agritourism, pumpkins, bees and herbs featured at Ag Day 2020 Prairie Moon Herbs and Mazing Acres Pumpkin Patch showcased their businesses during the 17th Annual Ag Day at the Washington Pavilion in Sioux Falls on Oct. 10, 2020. The purpose of this free event is to communicate the importance of
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