Dakota Rural Action Weekly Legislative Update Session Week One January 14, 2022 Let the Session Begin! The 2022 Legislative Session opened on Tuesday, January 11th with the Governor’s State of the State address. Although DRA’s staff lobbyist was unable to … Continued
2022 SD Legislative Session Begins with DRA’s New Lobbyist, Chase Jensen The South Dakota Legislative Session is upon us, and DRA’s new lobbyist is hard at work in Pierre and around the state, working with members on new legislative priorities … Continued
WATCH THIS MEMBER SPOTLIGHT: Tanya Svec talks about protecting land and resources for the future of South Dakota https://www.homegrownstories.org/tanya-svec-protecting-land-and-resources-for-the-future-of-south-dakota Earlier this year East Dakota Beef LLC applied to rezone a parcel of land from Agriculture to Commercial/Industrial. Over the past … Continued
SUPPORT DRA #BEYONDTHEMOMENT & HAVE YOUR DONATION MATCHED THROUGH DECEMBER 31! Dakota Rural Action (DRA) has been invited to join in The Praxis Project’s #BeyondTheMoment Giving Tuesday fundraiser. They will match up to $1000 in donations to DRA and nine other … Continued
In the coming days we will be sharing resources from the National Farm to School Network. Tonight : Unlearn the history of Thanksgiving : This is a collection of writings and videos to help you unlearn the white colonized version of history … Continued
As we gather with family and friends over this holiday week it’s important for us to acknowledge the actual history of what we are celebrating, namely the colonization of this land by white settlers and the real harm and violence … Continued
Deuel County DRA Members Organize — Ensure Local Control, Protect Shallow Aquifer & Fens it Sustains On Tuesday, October 19th, community members chatted excitedly in the Deuel County, South Dakota courtroom, as they waited for the county commissioners to come … Continued
Jenny Gulch & Pactola Reservoir Threatened By F3 Gold Project–Comments Due By Oct. 22nd! YOUR VOICE IS NEEDED for public comment on a proposed gold project that strikes at the heart of the Black Hills and endangers the water supply for Rapid City, … Continued
Registration OPEN for Virtual Farmer Town Hall September is here, and Farm Aid is only a week out. While many of us are not able to not be there to celebrate in person, hopefully we can at least see each other in … Continued
SEPTEMBER IS YARD TO TABLE MONTH! JOIN HOMEGROWN FOR EVENTS ALL MONTH LONG! 9/2 : Sustainability Series @ SF Public Library >> Cooking w/ Local Food 9/18 : Blackshire Farm Tour 9/20 : Y2T Backyard Celebration 9/21 : Skillshares … Continued