Three years ago, we started Connect With Your Co-op as an avenue for our shoppers to deepen their connection with their food. Do you know who grows your food? This is your chance to find out, face-to-face! Breadroot Co-op wants you to shake the hands that feed you. Meet the people behind your favorite products, discover and support the small businesses that were started right here in the Black Hills by your neighbors, and celebrate community connections. 

From 10am to 4pm on Saturday, October 10th, our parking lot will be packed with producers, farmers, and makers; alongside, a few community organizations and new this year, a local knife sharpener (Sodak Sharp!). 

Shake hands with Black Hills Mushrooms, Magpie Farm, Goodies Gluten Free Bakery, Laka Herb Farm, and Journey Microgreens. Grab some grub from Grounded Food Truck, who will be slinging local burgers (with local cheese!) and acai bowls. Harriet & Oak (one of our local coffee roasters!) and Sage & Cedar Tea Co. (our local tea vendor!) will be set up to serve you bevs. Want to finish with a sweet treat? Swing by the Goodies Gluten Free Bakery booth or grab a stick of organic cotton candy from Sweet Fluff! In-store, you can find samples from Dimock Cheese and Dakota Heat. 

Connect with local orgs like The Dahl Fine Arts Center, The Rapid City Public Library, and learn about their work. We will also be tying in our second-ever Donation Drive, this time benefiting WAVI. Our first donation drive back in August was such a huge success, that when we saw WAVI calling out to the community for donations, we wanted to do something more. To learn more about what items we are able to accept, please see this post! We will be accepting these items at the Breadroot tent throughout the entire event. 

We hope to see you there, we can’t wait to connect with you again this year!