Basic needs—food, shelter, and clothing—become even more expensive for low-income people as winter approaches. Western South Dakota Community Action Program, headquartered in Rapid City, assists with those needs in most counties and all reservations west of the Missouri River. The program helps people to winterize their homes, offers clothing at its thrift store, and supplies toiletries that food stamps don’t cover. For the past three years, Community Action has worked to get fresh produce onto the tables of the poor, and now they’re helping people preserve that produce for the winter.
WSDCAP: Share The Bounty, Preserve The Harvest
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Volunteer Will Giordino shows off the tomato plants in the hoop house.
Photo by Victoria Wicks
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Community Action's exective director, Linda Edel (right), stands outside the commercial kitchen with board member Ida Marie Snorteland.
Photo by Victoria Wicks
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Staff member Darlene Stulken talks about nutrition. In the background, on shelves, are jars of salsa made from local tomatoes, peppers, and onions.
Photo by Victoria Wicks
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Darlene Stulken holds the little loaf of bread baked in a jar.
Photo by Victoria Wicks
