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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Cast Vote for 2022 S.D. Specialty Crop Producer of the Year The South Dakota Specialty Producers Association (SDSPA) invites the public to participate in voting for the S.D. Specialty Crop Producer of the Year Award. Cast votes by Oct. 25, 2022 for a farmer who has made
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Cast Vote for 2023 S.D. Specialty Crop Producer of the Year The South Dakota Specialty Producers Association (SDSPA) invites the public to participate in voting for the S.D. Specialty Crop Producer of the Year Award. Cast votes by Jan. 15, 2024 for a farmer who has made
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Cast Vote for 2024 S.D. Specialty Crop Producer of the Year The South Dakota Specialty Producers Association (SDSPA) invites the public to participate in voting for the S.D. Specialty Crop Producer of the Year Award. Cast votes by Jan. 12, 2025 for a farmer who has made
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Cedar Creek Garden Hosts High Tunnel Workshop SDSPA members, Peggy Martin & Bud Manke of Cedar Creek Gardens, hosted a high tunnel and caterpillar tunnel workshop on May 9, 2022 near Midland, SD. Participants learned about construction, site and bed preparation and other tips and tricks from
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Cedar Creek Gardens Host Field Day for Produce Nutrient Management Cedar Creek Gardens owners, Bud Manke and Peggy Martin, are hosting a free training day to demonstrate nutrient management concepts focusing on tomatoes, peppers, onions, and cucumbers. The event is Wed. May 17, 2023, from 9 a.m.
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Cedar Creek Gardens Hosts Successful Field Day and Producer Training Cedar Creek Gardens welcomed approximately 50 attendees, including several Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) staff, to their Open House and Producer Training on Thurs., June 12, 2025. The come-and-go event, held from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
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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 2023 The S.D. Specialty Producers Association (SDSPA) joins markets across the country in celebrating National Farmers Market Week from August 6-12, 2023. For more than fifty years, farmers markets have influenced the way Americans eat, shop, and connect to their food, their
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Cut Flower Growers Gather for Education and Networking After a sold out cut flower event in spring, cut flower growers were once again able to get together for an in person event, this time on the west side of the state. A pre-workshop social was held in
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