May 4, 2012
Dakota Rural Action publishes free classified ads in its newsletter, and the deadline for the next newsletter is noon May 7. DRA is a grassroots family agriculture and conservation group that organizes South Dakotans to protect our family farmers and ranchers, natural resources, and unique way of life.
The ad requirements: You must be a DRA member and the ad must be farm/ranch-related.
For more information contact Holly Tilton Byrne at 605-697-5204 or hollyt@dakotarural.org.
March 17, 2012
Western South Dakota Community Action Program will be hiring a person to promote food sustainability in West River. CAP has long promoted community gardens, distributed seeds and tools, and helped people grow their own food. Now they are taking steps to expand their sustainability program. One of those steps is working with the Dakota Local Food Network to expand the Food Share program.
Last year FS volunteers raised money and purchased unsold produce at the end of farmers market day and contributed that produce to agencies that provide food for low-income people. This year the new employee will oversee the purchasing, transport the food to the CAP facility, and distribute the food to other agencies and to the needy.
A second step toward sustainability is CAP’s plan to install a certified kitchen and teach clients how to cook and preserve local produce. A third step is the construction of a hoop house on CAP property where clients can learn gardening skills.
The person hired for the new full-time position will be involved in all of these activities.
The position will pay $15-20 per hour plus benefits. Anyone interested should call CAP Director Linda Edel at 605-348-1460.
February 9, 2012
Harmony Enterprises in Chadron, NE, is searching for a farm intern to work during the 2012 growing season. If interested, please contact them by clicking here.
November 19, 2011
Our friends Talli and Dahl of Moonrise Mountain sent us this post:
Local food enthusiasts,
For a limited time only, we are offering home delivery in the northern Black Hills and in Rapid City of local cheese made with pasteurized milk, packed by Black Hills Milk in Belle Fourche. We can supply Romano, Fontina, Parmesan, and Asiago. Please email or call us to arrange delivery. The price is $8.00 a pound, and the blocks range from 1/2 to 1 pound each.
Talli and Dahl, Moonrise Mountain Enterprises ”We plow–you chow.”
605-269-2206 or 605-920-0419
October 10, 2011
Darel Anderson of Anderson Farms has 30 egg-laying chickens for sale. They are either California white or Austrian white and are for sale for $4 each. These chickens are not for eating. They are “too skinny for meat. They’re an egg-laying bird.”
Right now Darel gets about 30 eggs a day but says “egg production could fall off in transition.” Of course these hens will need protection from the elements, and egg production through the winter will depend on many factors, such as temperature, hours of daylight, shelter, and feed.
Anyone interested can contact Darel at 279-2235 or dandhill@gwtc.net.
