Friday Evening Social
Cultivating Community Connections At The Diamond E Collective! The space offers a family friendly restaurant and music venue. The menu consists of Evergreen Ranching grass-fed burgers with Bashful Bison buns and locally sourced cheese, beef fat fried locally grown potatoes, locally grown salad, and a few more local surprises.
Location: 523 Main St. in Rapid City, S.D
Date: Friday, November 8th, 2024
Time: 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM, come and go as you please all are welcome.
Parking Information: Street and ramp parking is free after 6 PM.
Private event: Diamond E will not be open to the public.
Cindy Tolle is the Owner of The Diamond E Collective, a place where vendors and community members have access to a commercial kitchen space for development of value-added products and more. The store hosts innovative pop-ups, cooking classes and product features so there are always lots of opportunities to interact with customers over local food and products. Interested customers should also contact the Collective for product requests and for details on their CSA program. For more information contact Tolle at diamondEcollective@gmail.com
Farm Tours
Farm to School at Rapid City Catholic School System
Date: Friday, November 8th, 2024 – 4:00-5:00 PM MT
Directions: 2101 City Springs Rd, Rapid City, SD 57702. Park at the school’s main entrance, 15 minute drive from the Journey Museum.
Rapid City Catholic School System (RCCSS) launched on to the SD farm to school scene in 2022 when they started sourcing local beef and using student-grown produce in the lunch line. Now, the school makes farm to school a cornerstone of its student nutrition and education programs, including all three core elements of farm to school: school gardens, youth education, and local food in meals. Roxann Dubois, food service director at RCCSS, will lead this tour and discussion through the Elizabeth Ann Seton Elementary School’s garden, hydroponics units, greenhouse, and cafeteria.
Tour: Sacred Storm Buffalo
Friday, November 8th, 2024 – 4:00 – 5:00 pm MT
Sacred Storm Buffalo is a workforce development social enterprise dedicated to empowering communities through the art of meat processing. The harvesting of buffalo provides sustenance and fosters food sovereignty for the people, weaving a vital thread of resilience and empowerment into the fabric of the community.
The vision at Sacred Storm Buffalo is to create a sustainable future where every individual cherishes their connection to the land and the nourishment it provides. Sacred Storm Buffalo strives to be a beacon of cultural preservation, education, and empowerment, fostering a world where everyone can access healthy, culturally relevant food choices.
Through its commitment to excellence in meat processing, apprenticeship programs, and advocacy for food sovereignty, Sacred Storm Buffalo envisions a society where harmony between humans and the Earth is restored, one meal at a time.