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May
03

Member Spotlight: Cherry Rock Farms & Iron Fox Farm kick off Farm to School programs

Marco and Laura Patzer, with Cherry Rock Farm teach fourth graders how to plant pea shoots. On Thursday April 28th, DRA member Laura Patzer with Cherry Rock Farm visited Fred Assam Elementary School in Sioux Falls to help the fourth graders plant pea shoots in their milk cartons they had saved from lunch. The students were all excited to learn…

Apr
21

Black Hills Chapter Earth Day Film Screening

EARTH DAY 2022 The Black Hills Chapter of Dakota Rural Action together with the Rapid City Sustainability Committee are co-sponsoring the Earth Day 2022 event this year. It will consist…

Apr
07

What Do We Want? Farms Not Factories

On Tuesday April 5th 2022, Lincoln County Commissioner heard the appeal of Planning and Zoning’s decision to allow Primo Feedlot to expand from 1,000 to 2,000 head of cattle. The…

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Urban farm involves students, Sioux Falls community in gardening and sustainability efforts

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A new nonprofit, IronFox Farm, partners with an elementary school and the Sioux Falls community to teach students about gardening.

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Dakota Rural Action Members highlighted in the Argus Leader! Check out this incredible Farm to School Project happening here in South Dakota. You can get involved with IronFox Farms at their website ironfoxfarm.com or contact Dakota Rural Action to get involved in building more Farm to School programs like this one in South Dakota. www.argusleader.com/story/news/business-journal/2022/05/25/nonprofit-ironfox-urban-farm-teaches-s... ... See MoreSee Less

Urban farm involves students, Sioux Falls community in gardening and sustainability efforts

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Homegrown is rescheduling this event to next Sunday! Come to Tillford Rye Farm and learn from the jedi skills of chicken processing from Jamie Mayborn Acres! This is not to be missed! ... See MoreSee Less

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