This month features: S.D. Local Foods Conference Value Added Ag Day at the State Fair AgriCulture on the Square Thunder Valley CDC Features Food Sovereignty Initiatives Oyate Teca Project Tour Grants South Dakota Farm to School Resource Book SDSPA Website SDSPA Newsletter- October 2019 SDSPA provides regular communications
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Registration Open for South Dakota Local Foods Conference Growers, processors, chefs and consumers passionate about local foods are invited to register for the 2019 South Dakota Local Foods Conference (SDLFC) scheduled for Nov. 1-2 at the RedRossa Italian Grille in Pierre, SD. This regional event will provide
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State Fair Value Added Ag Day 2019 South Dakota Specialty Producers Association (SDSPA) works to showcase the products of our members and local food producers across the state through a variety of venues including the SD Local Foods Conference, producer tours, the Sioux Falls Local Food Fair,
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AgriCulture on the Square: Cultivating Interest in Agriculture “This was the first time I have ever been to the city, let alone off the farm at all. I had the time of my life meeting new people, seeing new things, and learning about other aspects of agriculture.”
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Gardens, High Tunnel and Geothermal Greenhouse Tour at REDCO On Sept. 7, guests toured the Rosebud Economic Development community garden plot, situated behind the Turtle Creek grocery store in Mission, SD, to learn about the gardens and the geothermal greenhouse being utilized to grow food for community
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Sinte Gleska High Tunnel & Gardens Sometimes, we don’t know how we get where we are. And sometimes the mysterious universe lands us in a place that feels like home. For Carmelita Sully, Director/Head Gardener/Brains behind the Sinte Gleska Gardens, Greenhouse, and High Tunnel – gardens feel like
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Oyate Teca Project in Kyle, SD Guests arrived in Kyle, SD on Aug. 17 to learn about the Oyate Teca Project led by Executive Director, Rose Fraser. Despite being a small building, the program provides a number of initiatives that address food sovereignty issues. Since 2010, the
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Thunder Valley CDC Features Food Sovereignty Initiatives On Aug. 17, Thunder Valley Community Development Corporation (CDC) in Porcupine, SD hosted a producer tour. Executive Director, Dianne Amiotte-Seidel greeted guests and provided a wonderful meal of Buffalo & Vegetable Soup, Wojapi & Fry Bread, along with a salad.
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The South Dakota Specialty Producers Association (SDSPA) is hosting its final farm tours of the season on Sept. 13, 2019 in northeastern South Dakota featuring organic seed processing and agritourism at a pumpkin farm. The first tour located at 14698 State Highway 15, Milbank, SD, will feature
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Custer Regional Hospital- The Healing Garden SDSPA hosted a garden tour at the The Custer Healing and Wellness Garden at the Custer Regional Hospital on Aug. 9, 2019. When Dr. Joy Falkenburg talks about the Healing Garden at Custer Regional Hospital, the story is folded into her
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