South Dakota Honey Featured at Rapid City Retail Store Local retailers throughout the state are set up to help consumers get connected with local specialty crops. This theme is being highlighted at events taking place this year and next, supported by a specialty crop block grant SDSPA
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Regional Commercial Kitchen Exploration July 6th A common theme at the regional meetings we held in early 2023 was a desire for more commercial kitchens, both on farms and for community shared use. As a result, we hosted a webinar with a panel discussing commercial kitchens (recording),
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SDSPA Offering Two Educational Webinars Next Week The S.D. Specialty Producers Association has coordinated two webinars next week based on educational topics requested by members. How to Accept SNAP/EBT Cards at Your Farm- May 9, 2023, 12:30 p.m. CT/11:30 a.m. MT Whitney Butler, MarketLink Regional Representative, will
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Producers Invited to S.D. Specialty Producers 2023 Annual Meeting Specialty Ag Producers Invited for Industry Updates and Education The S.D. Specialty Producers Association (SDSPA) is hosting its Annual Membership Meeting Tues., March 21, 2023 from 9:30 a.m.- 1:30 p.m. in Ft. Pierre, SD. SDSPA is a statewide
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Updates from Regional Local Food Meetups In January & February, 2023 producers across the state met for regional meetings. Held in Yankton, Chamberlain, Watertown and Rapid City, the goals of these meetings were for networking, discussing what challenges & resources exist in their region for local foods,
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Specialty Producers Meetups Held in Watertown and Chamberlain Join us for February Specialty Producers Meetups in Yankton and Rapid City. This winter SDSPA has coordinated regional producer meetups to help producers meet others in their region who are growing & raising food, help attendees identify what challenges and
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Local Foods Conference 2022 Recap After two years of virtual conferences, attendees of the South Dakota Local Foods conference were excited to be back together in person for this year’s conference in Sturgis. SDSU Extension & the S.D. Department of Tourism kicked off the conference with a
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Bringing the Farm to School: Producer Training 2023 Registration for Bringing the Farm to School: Producer training is now open. The sessions are scheduled for Jan. 18-19, 2023 in Brookings and Feb. 14-15, 2023 in Rapid City. This is a great opportunity for producers looking to start
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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
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Registration open for the S.D. Local Foods Conference The South Dakota Local Foods Conference is back in person this year at the Sturgis Community Center on Nov. 17-19, 2022. This year’s conference will kick off Thursday evening with a mixer at the Sturgis Brewing Company, followed by
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