Farm to School Procurement Workgroup May 2022 Meeting
OnlineThe Farm to School Procurement Workgroup (S.D. Local Foods Coalition subgroup) will meet to plan workgroup goals related to farm to school procurement and technical assistance. Contact anna.barr@sdstate.edu or sdspecialtyproducers@gmail.com for the Zoom link.
S.D Farmers Market Coalition Meeting- June 2022
OnlineThe S.D. Farmers Market Coalition meets the 2nd Thursday of each month at 11 A.M. MT/12 P.M. CT. This sub-chapter of the S.D. Specialty Producers Association, includes market managers, board members and vendors. Hosted by the SDFMC leadership, SDSU Extension and SDSPA. Contact us for the participation
SDSPA Flower Producer Member Meetup
OnlineWe are hosting an SDSPA Flower Producer meetup on June 14th, at noon Central/11 a.m. Mountain. This will be an informal, virtual, gathering to meet other members, share resources, discuss ideas for possible collaboration or joint education, etc. If you have a specific topic you’d like discussed, please
Farm to School Awareness & Understanding Workgroup June 2022 Meeting
OnlineThe Farm to School Awareness & Understanding Workgroup (S.D. Local Foods Coalition- S.D. Farm to School Network subgroup) will review the objectives decided in May and create a 1-year action plan. Contact anna.barr@sdstate.edu or sdspecialtyproducers@gmail.com for the Zoom link.
S.D. Farm to School Network- June 2022 Meeting
OnlineThe South Dakota Farm to School Network invites you to our June 2022 meeting focused on procurement coaching Teresa Wiemerslage, Local Food Field Specialist with Iowa State University, will give a presentation on procurement coaching that Iowa uses to help schools to develop their Farm to School
Farm to School Procurement Workgroup June 2022 Meeting
OnlineThe Farm to School Procurement Workgroup (S.D. Local Foods Coalition subgroup) will meet to plan workgroup goals related to farm to school procurement and technical assistance. Meetings are held the 4th Monday of the month. Contact anna.barr@sdstate.edu or sdspecialtyproducers@gmail.com for the Zoom link.
Discussion & Brainstorming: Launching an Ag Equipment/Tool Sharing System in S.D.
OnlineS.D. Specialty Producers Association would like to invite you to a conversation on developing a tool sharing system in South Dakota! This would help producers, especially small to medium size operations, to reduce the cost of purchasing equipment. Registering here for the (no cost) ticket will give you
S.D Farmers Market Coalition Meeting- July 2022
OnlineThe S.D. Farmers Market Coalition meets the 2nd Thursday of each month at 11 A.M. MT/12 P.M. CT. This sub-chapter of the S.D. Specialty Producers Association, includes market managers, board members and vendors. Hosted by the SDFMC leadership, SDSU Extension and SDSPA. Contact us for the participation
Clay County Grown Bus Tour
Clay Co. South DakotaThe S.D. Specialty Producers Association and area producers have coordinated this upcoming tour to showcase specialty crops and the local foods industry on July 17, 2022. The air conditioned bus will depart from Sioux Falls, SD at 12:30 p.m. Central. An additional pick up site is located
FieldWatch Webinar for Specialty Crop Producers & Beekeepers
OnlineKatie Hengelfelt, S.D. Dept. of Agriculture and Natural Resources, is offering a webinar for any South Dakota specialty crop producer and/or beekeeper, to offer more insight on the FieldWatch mapping system. There will also be time for Q & A. FieldWatch, Inc., is the sensitive crop registry enhances communication