Buy Local Even in South Dakota’s Winter Months Most South Dakotans think of local foods as seasonal items. But even through our cold winters, more and more local food hubs, farmers markets and direct to consumer producers are open for business year-round. Our access to fresh, healthy
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Celebrate National Farmers Market Week 2021 The South Dakota Specialty Producers Association (SDSPA) joins farmers markets across the country in celebrating National Farmers Market Week from August 1-7, 2021. In the midst of a global pandemic, farmers markets, like all other small businesses, have innovated to continue
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Celebrate National Farmers Market Week 2025 The S.D. Specialty Producers Association (SDSPA) joins markets across the country in celebrating National Farmers Market Week from Aug. 3-9, 2025. National Farmers Market Week is an annual celebration of farmers markets proclaimed by the U.S. Department of Agriculture and coordinated
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Digging Deep: The 2024 South Dakota Soil Conference Rick Grosek, SDSPA Urban Ag Liaison, recently had the privilege of attending the 2024 South Dakota Soil Conference, hosted by the South Dakota Soil Health Coalition on Jan. 23-24, 2024. Held at the Best Western Ramkota Hotel in Rapid
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Educational Webinar Series for Specialty Food Producers The South Dakota Specialty Producers Association (SDSPA) has announced a new educational series for local food producers, Farmers Markets managers and vendors, and others interested in selling direct to consumers. “We are hosting free training for producers to get together
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Field Day to Explore Small Scale Regenerative and Organic Practices Join the South Dakota Specialty Producers Association (SDSPA) for an immersive four-hour field day at Prairiesun Organics, a small scale Regenerative Organic Certified® (ROC) farm in Vermillion, S.D. on Fri., June 20, 2025 from 10 a.m. to
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Field Day to Feature Diversified Organic Farming at Berrybrook Organics Are you a farmer considering the transition to organic production? Curious about how to increase profitability while building soil health and farm resilience? Join S.D. Specialty Producers Association (SDSPA) for a hands-on field day at Berrybrook Organics
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Field Day to Focus on Transitioning to Organic Poultry Production S.D. Specialty Producers Association (SDSPA) invites you to attend a field day focused on transitioning to organic poultry production. The event will feature production considerations for transitioning to pasture-raised organic egg and broiler production. The event will
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Field Day to Showcase Transitioning to Organic Beef and Regenerative Grazing Join the S.D. Specialty Producers Association (SDSPA) for an engaging and practical field day focused on transitioning to organic beef production near Philip, S.D. on Fri., Aug. 22, 2025 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. MDT.
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South Dakota’s 1st annual Meat and Dairy Goat Workshop was held in Brookings in July. Eighty-three participants from South Dakota, North Dakota, Minnesota, Nebraska and Iowa attended the event featuring industry expert presentations and hands-on training. The Value Added Agriculture Development Center (VAADC) along with collaborators South Dakota Specialty
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