Cedar Creek Gardens Farm Tour To Feature Washing Equipment for Produce
Producers are invited to attend a farm tour and produce washing equipment demonstration at Cedar Creek Gardens, near Murdo, S.D. on Wed., June 7, 2023 from 4-7 p.m Central Time. Specialty crop producers and gardeners will learn efficient ways to wash root crops and salad greens.
Participants will observe how a washing machine was converted into an extremely efficient way to dry salad greens. They will also view a constructed mechanical root washing machine that rinses soil and debris off vegetables such as carrots, turnips, or beets.
Attendees will leave with the written directions, tips, and knowledge of how to build these tools for washing their own produce.
Pre-register for this event by June 5, 2023 on Eventbrite. Cedar Creek Gardens will provide a light meal at the end of the event.
The farm is located 2 miles east and 9 miles south of 1880 Town off I-90, at 25580 249th St., Midland, S.D. It consists of 14 acres, four high tunnels, and four caterpillar tunnels used for quality produce production and season extension techniques. They grow a combination of vegetables, pumpkins and melons which they sell at farmers markets, at farm stands in Winner, Kadoka, and Philip, and via a large wholesale route.
This event is supported in part by a Specialty Crop Block Grant the S.D. Specialty Producers Association (SDSPA) received through the S.D. Department of Agriculture.
For more information on this event contact SDSPA via email or call 605-681-6793.