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
This summer, we are challenging you to eat more local foods! Earn a punch for each local food item in your shopping basket or for each crop or item harvested from your garden! Keep track and once you’ve bought or … Continued
DRA and its members stand against the proposed changes to the SD DOE Social Studies standards Recently, the SD Department of Education (DOE) released their version of the new Social Studies standards. These changes continue our state’s history of trying … Continued
To our Sioux Falls community, On August 10, Mayor Paul TenHaken issued a proclamation designating the day as “Sioux Falls School District Day.” Falling on the same day as the Sioux Falls School District’s sesquicentennial, the proclamation was a tribute … Continued
In 2009, Dakota Rural Action organized a group of producers, consumers, farmers market managers, home-bakers, and others to craft the state’s first home-processed foods law. Working with the State Dept. of Health, Dept. of Agriculture, and SDSU Extension, we passed … Continued
Dakota Rural Action lauds the SD Dept. of Agriculture & Natural Resources on their strong response in opposition to moving forward on water permit proceedings for the proposed Powertech In Situ Leach (ISL) uranium mine in Southwestern South Dakota. In … Continued