Monthly Archives: January 2008

SD Green Feature: Strawbale Winery

Grape vines aren’t the only green thing at Strawbale Winery in rural Renner, South Dakota. SW joined the growing list of South Dakota wineries a little over a year ago. While these wineries all make shopping for regional products a … Continue reading

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Roots Road Trip: Granary Rural Cultural Center

The temperature has nudged up to 4 below (our thermometer read 22 below when I got up this morning), so I’ve holed up in the house for the day. That makes it a perfect time to inaugurate a new blog … Continue reading

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Inspiring Small Town Story of the Day

It’s been a little over a year since 17-year-old Nick Graham reopened the sole grocery store in downtown Truman, Minnesota. Wait a minute. 17?? Yep. Read all about it here. He’s not the stock boy; he’s the owner. (Photo by … Continue reading

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Long Road to Locavore

Much as I tout eating food produced locally, I admit to having a very long way to go before I can reasonably call myself a locavore (the Oxford American Dictionary‘s Word of the Year!) One small step I’ve taken in … Continue reading

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Eating Locally on the Prairie

I’ve had my copy of Dakota Rural Action’s local foods directory since October, but I just got around to using it to update my SD Green Directory Food page. The DRA folks did a great job of putting together a … Continue reading

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