S.D. Farmers Market Coalition ~ April 2022 Update South Dakota Farmers Market Coalition meets on the second Thursday of each month at 11:00 mountain/12:00 central time. In April, the group heard a presentation from Kami Semick about the online sales platform, Food4All. One of the valuable features
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Seeking Volunteers for Farmers Market Pricing Project Do you enjoy shopping at your local farmers market, and want to help your local producers? The South Dakota Farmers Market Coalition is looking for individuals to collect pricing data from South Dakota Farmers Markets and Farmstands. This data is
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Upcoming Webinar on Developing an Ag Tool Sharing System Sharing farm equipment & tools is an opportunity for many specialty crop producers to increase their productivity & efficiency, without as much cost. S.D. Specialty Producers Association (SDSPA) is hosting a webinar on April 28, 2022 at 12
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Ag Day at the Washington Pavilion 2022 Recap Ag Day at the Washington Pavilion is a chance for families near Sioux Falls to visit with producers in all facets of agriculture and participate in hands-on activities to learn more about where food & fiber come from. SDSPA
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S.D. Farmers Market Coalition ~ March 2022 Update The SD Farmers Market Coalition met on March 10, 2022. In old business, attendees were reminded to renew their membership with SDSPA, assure their information is up to date on the website, and to submit a SDSPA Membership Feature
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SDSPA Promotes Specialty Producers at Lakota Food Summit 2022 SDSPA met with attendees at the 2nd Annual Lakota Food Summit in Rapid City on Feb. 15-16, 2022. At the conference, we met individuals doing new & exciting things in their communities to promote vegetable production, local foods,
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Website Development Sponsorship Winners for 2022 This winter the S.D. Specialty Producers Association (SDSPA) offered a program to provide assistance in building a new website or updating the look, mobile accessibility, or Search Engine Optimization of an existing website for specialty crop producers. Congratulations to the following
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Marketing Bootcamp Feb. 9 in Sturgis The S.D. Specialty Producers Association (SDSPA) is excited to announce an upcoming workshop for local producers and other small business owners to improve their digital marketing strategies. The in-person workshop will be held in Sturgis, S.D. on Wed., Feb. 9, 2022
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Join us in 2022! It is time to renew your membership with South Dakota Specialty Producers Association (SDSPA)! Review your membership benefits here. Considering becoming a member for the first time? SDSPA’s mission is to provide education, promotion and connections for specialty foods and products. Our membership
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Marketing for Vendors & Producers Class in Mitchell, SD Jan. 22, 2022 The S.D. Specialty Producers Association (SDSPA) is excited to announce upcoming educational opportunities for local and niche producers to improve their digital marketing strategies. A day long in-person marketing class is scheduled for Sat., Jan.
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