Grow & Learn: Grace Place Journey to Organic Educational Field Day

Join Grace Place Farm & Gardens and the South Dakota Specialty Producers Association for Grow and Learn: Grace Place Farm & Gardens Journey to Organic Educational Field Day. This free event follows one farm's path to organic certification, unpacking the steps, challenges, and rewards along the way. Guests will tour the garden areas to see organic practices firsthand, then join a panel discussion with Angela Jackson, SDSPA Organic Ag Advisor, and James Bell and Mason of Grace Place Farms. Walk away with practical insight into transitioning to organic production, straight from producers and advisors who have lived the process.

AGENDA:

11:00 AM Welcome & Introductions

11:05 AM – 12:00 PM Garden Tours Guided walking tours of Grace Place Farm & Gardens' growing areas, highlighting practices used in the transition to organic certification.

12:00 – 12:15 PM Drinks and Bathroom break

12:15 – 12:50 PM Panel Discussion: The Journey to Organic Certification Panelists: Angela Jackson (SDSPA Organic Ag Advisor), James Bell (Grace Place Farms), and Mason (Grace Place Farms) discuss the certification process, challenges, and lessons learned.

12:50 – 1:00 PM Audience Q&A & Closing Remarks

Directions: 

From I-90: Take I-90 to 478th Ave/Veterans Pkwy, take the exit and go south on 478th Ave/Veterans Pkwy, turn left heading east on 41st Street and travel 1.4 miles. Farm is on the right side of road.

From I-29: Take exit 73, Head east on County Rd 106 / 271st for about 2.6 miles, turn left or north on 478th Avenue for 3.8 miles, turn right on to 41st street heading east for 1.4 miles. Farm is on the right side of road.