SDSPA Sponsors Chef Events to Promote Specialty Crops SDSPA provided funds for three S.D. Farmers Market Coalition members to host a ‘Chef Event’ at their farmers market in September. The markets received funds to bring a chef to their market to promote the use of local specialty
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Specialty Producers Promoted at Value Added Agriculture Day 2022 During South Dakota’s State Fair in Huron, S.D., specialty producers were promoted at the Value Added Agriculture Center Day on Thurs., Sept. 1, 2022. The Value Added Ag Day tent was filled with agriculture and value added producers,
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Yankton Farmers Market to Host Chef Event Market at the Meridian is hosting a chef event Sat., Sept. 17, 2022 highlighting the use of specialty crops. The market will feature three chefs from Connecting Cultures, an organization formed to promote the diversity of the Yankton area. Since
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Burke Area Farmers Market to Host Chef Brave Heart The Burke Area Farmers Market is hosting a chef event Thurs., Sept. 8, 2022 highlighting the use of specialty crops. The market will feature renowned Oglala Lakota culinary artist and caterer, Chef Kimberly Tilsen-Brave Heart. The market is
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Celebrate National Farmers Market Week 2022 What comes to mind when you think of ‘farmers markets?’ Ripe seasonal produce, colorful flowers, freshly baked bread, and music? While local farmers markets can have a direct positive impact on your weekend morning, they also make a huge impact on
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Register for Bus Tour of Black Hills Organic Farms S.D. Specialty Producers Association (SDSPA) invites you to an agricultural excursion of four local, organic farms in the Black Hills to learn about their agricultural production methods and to sample their products. SDSPA and Meade County area producers
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Specialty Farms Bus Tour in Southeast South Dakota Spend your Sunday afternoon visiting two farms in Clay County, South Dakota. Enjoy learning and sampling from the farms who are working to assure their families and communities have locally grown food. The S.D. Specialty Producers Association (SDSPA) and
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Input for Regional Aggregation Meetings Requested Aggregation is an opportunity for producers, especially small to medium farms, to develop a larger and more consistent market. Through aggregation, producers can collaborate with others to sell their products together. The development of aggregation may look different based on community
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Enter Your Farmers Market to Host Summer 2022 Chef Event Is your local Farmers Market a SDSPA Member? Farmers Market Memberships help fund SDSPA’s ability to support the Farmers Market Coalition, a group focused on strengthening farmers markets & vendor experiences in South Dakota. To celebrate these markets,
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