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Box of vegetables

SDSU Extension launches produce prescription program Dakota Food Rx

June 25, 2024

Dakota Food Rx, supported by the South Dakota Community Foundation, allows qualifying patients to receive “prescriptions” from participating health care providers. Not technical prescriptions, they can be redeemed for boxes of fresh, locally grown produce from farms participating in community-supported agriculture shares.

apples and bananas sitting on a plate next to a set of blue hand weights and a body measuring tape

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Box of vegetables

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Caregiver serving a home-cooked meal to an older adult male.

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