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URL:https://southdakotamagazine.com/events/small-farms-big-ideas-tour-3/
SUMMARY:'Small Farms\, Big Ideas' Tour 3
DESCRIPTION:Join fellow growers for an immersive\, one-day bus tour through
  Central South Dakota to explore the systems and technologies making local
  specialty farms more efficient and climate-resilient. S.D. Specialty Prod
 ucers Association (SDSPA) encourages farmers\, resource providers\, and ot
 hers interested in agriculture to attend this circuit tour of operations n
 ear Miller\, Frankfort and Clark\, S.D.\nDuring SDSPA’s final “Small F
 arms\, Big Ideas: Summer Farm Tour”\, participants will see producers in
 terested in maximizing farm resilience by using technology\, regenerative 
 practices\, value-added production\, and specialized production techniques
 . Farm stops include:\n\nStop 1: Value-added herbs\, commercial kitchen pr
 ocesses: Farm Mom Phenom in Miller\, SD (Kelly Johnson)\nStop 2: Water cat
 chment\, starting transplants\, wifi-connected soil sensors &amp\; tempera
 ture monitoring: Lillow’s Acres in Frankfort\, SD (Dennis &amp\; Traci C
 lemens)\nStop 3: Composting\, regenerative no-till gardening\, USDA-NRCS r
 ainfall simulator: Thunder Mountain Garden in Clark\, SD (Shane Jordan)\n\
 nYour $16 registration includes all-day bus transportation\, a catered sac
 k lunch\, and refreshments at our farm stops. This tour will board at Fore
 man Bus Company\, in Miller\, SD. Click the button below for registration 
 information. The last day to register is July 22nd.\nGuests should wear co
 mfortable\, closed-toe shoes and dress for the weather.  Participants sho
 uld be able to walk on uneven outdoor terrain. Please contact us if you ha
 ve any mobility needs.\nThis program has been funded under a Conservation 
 Collaboration Cooperative Agreement between the Natural Resources Conserva
 tion Service (NRCS) and SDSPA\, to promote sustainable agriculture practic
 es and environmental stewardship. 
CATEGORIES:agriculture
LOCATION:Foreman Bus Company\, 1602 N Broadway\, Miller\, SD\, 57362\, East
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