The Good Acre Food Hub with SDSPA (Episode 7)
Podcast: Located near Minneapolis & St. Paul, The Good Acre Food Hub serves producers and consumers in their region. Going beyond simply connecting farmers with wholesale market needs, The Good Acre is also all about educating and supporting their producers, training school kitchen staff, and helping individuals in their region to enjoy food that was […]
Iowa Food Hub with SDSPA (Episode 6)
Podcast: In our second podcast of the season on Aggregation, we are learning about how Iowa uses food hubs to help connect producers with schools. Teresa Wiemerslage, of Iowa State University Extension, shares her experience with helping to set up food hubs in Iowa, and her work helping schools develop plans for implementing local foods […]
Aronia Aggregation with SDSPA (Episode 5)
Podcast: Our first interview is with Jeff Stewart, a SDSPA member and co-owner of National Aronia Growers. In this podcast, you will learn more about the aronia berry, and an aggregation system that he and other aronia growers have developed to be able to market their product. Resource Link: https://sdspecialtyproducers.org/2022/02/01/podcast-aronia-aggregation/ This segment was supported by […]