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Black Hills Local Foods · 10M ago

What are you harvesting?

I would love to take credit for this idea, but I stole it from Mother Earth News. The magazine posted what was being harvested from their office garden (how cool is that?) and asked readers to post what they’re harvesting too. What have you picked from your garden so far this season? We had a [...]
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Black Hills Local Foods · 10M ago

Iced chamomile mint tea

Iced tea is a summer staple, especially on days when you drive with your wrists because the steering wheel burns your fingers. Give your iced tea a refreshing twist by using chamomile herbal tea and mint from your garden. I need to harvest mint throughout the summer or it will take over the world. S
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Black Hills Local Foods · 10M ago

Custer Farmers’ Market has moved

The Custer Farmers’ Market has moved to Way Park at the corner of 4th and Mt. Rushmore Road. Way Park is a handy location right on Custer’s main street (Mt. Rushmore Road). So don’t panic if you wind up at 7th and Crook Streets on Saturday morning, just grab some coffee to wake up and head [...]
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Black Hills Local Foods · 11M ago

Anyone need rhubarb or herbs?

My cup runneth over….with rhubarb and herbs. I have chives, tarragon and peppermint that may start choking out the lawn. If you are in the Custer area and would like some, please let me know. The rhubarb is so large that my corgi can completely hide in it; once the ridgeback disappears into it, I [.
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Black Hills Local Foods · 11M ago

Custer Farmers’ Market 2011

Hello! Just wanted to let everyone know that the Custer Farmers’ Market is open for the 2011 season. Check it out every Saturday from 8:00 am to 1:00 pm at the corner of Crook and 7th Streets in Custer. They are great about posting signage no matter where you’re coming from. See you all there!
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Black Hills Local Foods · 1Y ago

Enjoy past posts

Hello all. I have been absent for the last few months, work, kids, etc. etc. I will leave the site up so that you can access past posts and recipes if you wish; however, do not expect any new posts in the near future. I appreciate all of you readers and wish you the best [...]
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Black Hills Local Foods · 1Y ago

Food safety bill coming to Senate floor

Today I received an action alert from the folks at WORC, who’ve been working to amend the Food Safety Modernization Act, S. 510. The bill may come to the Senate floor as early as Thursday, Sept. 16, so please take action now! Contact Senators Johnson and Thune, or whomever your home state senators a
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Black Hills Local Foods · 1Y ago

Local foods story in RCJ

From today’s Rapid City Journal: Could you eat only local foods for week? Calla Eidem, 7, holds an onion she picked from the family garden on Thursday, August 26, 2010. (Ryan Soderlin/Journal staff) Loading… DeAnn Eidem likes to can, freeze and eat garden-fresh produce. So when her friends invited h
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Black Hills Local Foods · 1Y ago

Home-processed foods bill workshops

For those of you interested in selling your home-processed foods, Dakota Rural Action (DRA), in cooperation with the SDSU Cooperative Extension Service and the SD Department of Health, is hosting a series of workshops designed to help you understand the new regulations passed under HB 1222 last wint
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