South Dakota Mushrooms Showcased at Sturgis Farm Store Bear Butte Gardens in Sturgis, S.D. hosted a mushroom festival Sat., Oct. 7, 2023. The festival took place as part of a project funded by a specialty crop block grant that SDSPA received. The project focuses on promoting retailers
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South Dakota Honey Featured at Custer Retail Store Taking advantage of the crowds visiting Custer for the Buffalo Roundup & Arts Festival, Wild Spruce Market hosted an event Friday, Sept. 29th inviting both locals and visitors to come into their store to celebrate South Dakota honey. Located
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South Dakota Specialty Crops Featured at Aberdeen 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, through a specialty crop block grant SDSPA received.
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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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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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Retail Sites Selected for Specialty Crop Promotion Project SDSPA was awarded a specialty crop block grant to support South Dakota retail sites that purchase specialty crops from at least three different South Dakota producers. Eight retailers who completed the application have been selected to work with HenkinSchultz,
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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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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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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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Capital City Farmers Market to Feature Chef Uriah Steber Congratulations, Capital City Farmers Market! As the winning participant of the Farmer’s Market Price Sharing Project, they won the opportunity to host a Chef Event that features South Dakota specialty crops. They are planning their SDSPA sponsored chef
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