New SDSPA webpage to feature producers selling in bulk Canning season is here! Consumers are looking for locally grown bulk produce for canning jelly, pickles, salsa and other goods! SDSPA has created a webpage to promote producers selling bulk quantities of produce for canning, freezing, dehydrating and
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Producers Invited to List Farm in Local Food Directory The South Dakota Specialty Producers Association (SDSPA) is made up of a diverse group of specialty and niche producers in the state. The organization works to promote non-commodity products that include fruits and vegetables, specialty meats, wine, organic crops, specialty grains,
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Producer Feature: Cody Road Black Currants In 2014, Kari and Rick O’Neill made plans to clear out several rows of their quarter-mile-long tree grove and replant. At that time, Kari had become interested in growing fruit that could be sold to wineries. Black currants ended up being
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Producer Feature: Prairie Moon Herbs Prairie Moon Herbs is an 11 acre farm in southeast South Dakota, in the heart of corn and soybean crop farms. Grace and Harry moved here after his graduate school in Wisconsin 22 years ago. Grace had been working on organic farms
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Minority Crop Growers and Beekeepers Suffer Defeat in Pierre The following synopsis is provided by the Legislative Action Committee of the South Dakota Specialty Producers Association on the proceedings related to bill HB 1171. For the third year in a row, a bill (HB 1171) heavily supported by
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Join Nicole Prince, from the South Dakota Department of Agriculture, Thurs., Feb. 27 from 4:00PM CST (3:00PM MST) to learn more about the 2020 South Dakota Specialty Crop Block Grant program. Webinar will feature: Program Background Goals of the Program Past SCBG Projects 2020 Grant Application Process Webinar
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On Jan. 27 the South Dakota Specialty Producers Association (SDSPA) participated in AgFest, an event that showcases traditional and innovative approaches to agriculture. This annual event takes place in Pierre during the legislative session. AgFest is sponsored by the Ag Unity Coalition, and it provides a great
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Avera McKennan Hospital Food Services and Local Food Questions & Answers with Nicholas Skajewski, Executive Chef What is Avera doing to source food from local producers? We work closely with Dakota Fresh Food Hub, as well as many independent local farmers. All of our Avera McKennan
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Big Stone Pumpkin Patch Showcases Farming with Entertainment Mark and Emily Mueller, owners of the Big Stone Pumpkin Patch, hosted guests on Sept. 13 during the SDSPA tour featuring Agritourism. Their farm is on a gravel road a few miles from the paved highway, just southwest of
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