by Heather Steinberger | Jul 12, 2013 | Community, Special Events, Sustainable Agriculture
Throughout its 25-year history, the Cheyenne River Youth Project® has worked hard to provide new, innovative programming to meet the needs of its youth and their families. This month, the not-for-profit youth organization offered two exciting additions to its lineup...
by Heather Steinberger | Jul 12, 2013 | Cokata Wiconi Teen Center, Community, Special Events, Sustainable Agriculture
In conjunction with this year’s Eagle Butte Hometown Days celebration, the Cheyenne River Youth Project® will host an array of special events that include a teen basketball tournament, a carnival in the park, a bicycle obstacle course and an Ultimate Farmers Market....
by Heather Steinberger | Jul 8, 2013 | Cokata Wiconi Teen Center, Community, Special Events, Sustainable Agriculture
“The single greatest lesson the garden teaches is that our relationship to the planet need not be zero-sum,” writes author Michael Pollan in The Omnivore’s Dilemma, “and that as long as the sun still shines and people still can plan and plant, think and do, we can, if...
by Heather Steinberger | Jul 8, 2013 | Cokata Wiconi Teen Center, Sustainable Agriculture
The Cheyenne River Youth Project® is currently seeking 10 summer interns, ages 12 to 17. The interns will work on special wellness projects and on programs related to the 2-acre, naturally grown, pesticide-free Winyan Toka Win garden. Interns must commit to working a...
by Heather Steinberger | Jul 1, 2013 | Community, Special Events, Sustainable Agriculture
Youth Project Seeks Community Vendors for Market & Additional Funding to Support Purchase of Wood-Chipper and New Lawn Mowers For several summers, the Cheyenne River Youth Project® in Eagle Butte, South Dakota, has hosted a small weekly farmers market to sell...
by Heather Steinberger | Jun 24, 2013 | Community, Special Events, Sustainable Agriculture
The Cheyenne River Youth Project® has announced that the canning classes it is hosting in conjunction with the South Dakota State University Extension Office and its representative, Marcella Gilbert, have been rescheduled for Tuesday, July 9 and Tuesday, July 16....
