2023 UMURAI: Innovative Systems for Extending our Growing Season
Video: With so many growing systems out there, which one is best for stabilizing the cost and availability of our local food systems? High tunnels or something else? Meet Shannon Mutschelknaus, Wayward Springs LLC, a mechanical engineer with 20+ years’ experience doing thermal design, research & testing of large electronics mega-systems. (Daktronics, Inc) He also […]
2023 URUAMI: Cucurbit Diseases: How We Manage Them and Why
Video: Published 2023 Sean Toporek, Assistant Professor of Specialty Crops Pathology Meet Sean Toporek is the new assistant professor of specialty crops pathology at South Dakota State University and director of the SDSU Local Foods Education Center. He also is the director for the Local Foods and Education Center on Campus and teaches both local […]
Local Food Aggregation: Exploring Models for Community-Based Supply Chains
Video: During this video listeners will have the chance to hear from three different panelists. Robinette Farms (Nebraska), Yellowstone Valley Food Hub (Montana), and Seasonal Harvest LLC (Wisconsin) have unique aggregation systems allowing them to distribute local food to individuals, restaurants, and institutions. During the webinar the panelists discuss more about how their food-hubs formed, […]
S.D. Market Survey Results
Reports: This is a collection of data reports S.D. Specialty Producers Association has completed to study local food markets. These surveys were conducted to gauge interest of buyers, businesses and institutions across the state in regards to purchasing specialty crops, value added products, and local foods. Buyer Evaluation Survey Flier (July, 2024) Brief summary of […]
Impacts of a Year Round Farmers Market on the Local Food System (Episode 16)
Podcast: Listen in to hear about Market at the Mill, a new year round market for local businesses in Shenandoah Iowa, as well as learn about some of the community resources that helped Dr. Margaret Brady successfully implement this project. The Market at the Mill aims to create a year round market for local businesses […]
Integrating Urban Agriculture With Benjamin Fahrer
Video: During the SDSPA Organic Operators September 2024 meeting attendees heard from Benjamin Fahrer, Project Manager for Regenerative Organic Learning Centers. Fahrer shared about his work in the San Francisco Bay area integrating organic urban agriculture through rooftop gardens. Urban rooftop gardens allow community members to see food grow, get involved with local farmers and […]
Multi Farm CSA with City Commons CSA
Video: Alice Bagley with Fields of Plenty spoke on the topic of their multi farm CSA, City Commons CSA in Detroit, MI, sharing advantages and considerations of a multi farm CSA. Recorded: March 28, 2023
Dakota Fresh Food Hub with SDSPA (Episode 8)
Podcast: Residents & producers near Sioux Falls, SD have a great opportunity to buy & sell local produce through the Dakota Fresh Food Hub. In our fourth aggregation-focused podcast, we explore how this hub is set up, and what makes it beneficial for producers wanting to aggregate, and how simple it is for individual and […]
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 […]