SD Farmers Market Workshop this weekend

Saturday, February 21 from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. at the Northern Plains Biostress Lab on the SDSU campus in Brookings.

Registration at the door is $30, and includes lunch, snacks, and materials.

EBT (food stamps) at farmers markets, Buy Fresh Buy Local program, and other important topics will be discussed.

Seed Swap Tonight!

The Vermillion Community Garden will be hosting a Seed Swap tonight at 7:15pm in the Community Room of the Vermillion Public Library.  The event is open to all.

Bring any extra seed you might have, extra catalogs, or just yourself.  Absolute beginners are most welcome, and refleshments will be provided.

Following the swap there will be a community garden meeting during which interested parties can reserve their plot for the 2009 garden season.

Vermillion Area Farmers Market receives SNAP permit

The Vermillion Area Farmers Market has received our Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) permit from the USDA Food and Nutrition Service.

The permit will allow our market to collectively acceptance EBT/food stamps for approved food purchases starting in May of the 2009 market season.  We are the first farmers market in the State of South Dakota to apply and be accepted as a collective farmers market entity.

Onward and upward!

Seed Swap February 17!

The Vermillion Community Garden will be hosting a Seed Swap on Tuesday, February 17 at 7:15pm in the Vermillion Public Library Community Room.

All are welcome–from master gardeners to absolute beginners. You do not have to be affiliated with the Community Garden to come.

Bring any extra flower, veggie, or herb seed you have (you can divvy up your packets if you have too much of one thing), seed catalogs to share, or just yourself! Refreshments will be provided.

Following the seed swap we’ll have our first Community Garden meeting of the year, and you’ll be able to reserve a plot if you desire.