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NewsJune 2011
Agriculture Commissioner Doug Goehring
Business Development DirectorChuck Fleming
Marketing SpecialistsSara KelschDana PritschetStephanie SinnerKatie Meier
For more information on programs, visit:www.prideofdakota.com
Pride of Dakota at the Fair
Social Networking Training
Williston Showcase
Featured Company:Pathway Chiropractic
Featured Store:Little German House
Dickinson Showcase
Pride of Dakota Member in the News
Pride of Dakota Day
In This Issue
Pride of Dakota News
Pride of Dakota Events at the North Dakota State Fair
Pride of Dakota Day: The 23rd annual Pride of Dakota Day at the North Dakota State Fair is Monday, July 25, 2011, from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Last year, our Pride of Dakota lunch attracted more than 1,200 hungry fairgoers. A bargain at just one dollar, the lunch included a Cloverdale hotdog, a bag of potato chips from Northern Plains Potato Growers and milk from Land O’Lakes. The lunch this year will be served from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. For the third year, we will host a Kuchen Contest at 3 p.m. We’re anticipating a large turn-out due to the overwhelming support we received the last few years, and because you can’t call yourself a North Dakotan if you’ve never tasted “German Pie.”
The cost to participate in this year’s Pride of Dakota Day at the State Fair is $25.
Pride of Dakota Food & Wine Experience: Pride of Dakota food and wine vendors will be invited to sample and sell their products at the second annual Pride of Dakota Food and Wine Experience on Wednesday, July 27, at the North Dakota State Fair in Minot.
The event will take place from 5 to 9 p.m. at Pioneer Village, located on the west side of the fairgrounds.
Fairgoers attending the event will receive drink tickets and a souvenir wine glass. The drink tickets can be used to receive one-ounce samples of wine from vendors of their choice. Food companies will provide samples of products to complement the wine.
For more information on either event, contact Sara at 701-328-4766 or [email protected].
The Williston area had been waiting for years for a Pride of Dakota Showcase in their city, and on May 7, those hopes were realized.
More than 50 vendors and 1,400 customers filled the Raymond Family Community Center for the first-ever Spring Showcase. With the Band Day Parade, a car show and other local festivities underway, it was a great weekend to debut the new event.
Shoppers showed their appreciation by shopping like crazy! Pride of Dakota members said they were very pleased with the turnout and are excited to see how it grows.
Check out “The Making of a Showcase” at http://youtu.be/3tcI_fl8Nfk.
For more information call Sara at (701) 328-4766 or email [email protected].
Williston Show a Success
The importance of Internet Marketing and Social Networking continues to grow no matter how big or small your company. Pride of Dakota is happy to provide you with a training opportunity to establish a global pres-ence. This two day training will get you started or expand the social network you already have in place. The first day is geared toward those just beginning and the second day is more advanced. In order to take the advanced session, you must have taken the Tuesday’s beginning session or participated in the training that was offered last summer.
Scott Wild has been working with Pride of Dakota for two years and will be leading the hands-on classes. To enable Scott to work hands-on with participants there is only space for 10 people per session and participants must provide their own laptop computer.
Don’t miss this opportunity to share your business around the globe. The training is set for Tuesday, June 21 and Wednesday, June 22 at the Kelly Inn in Bismarck. For more information or to register contact Sara at 701-328-4766.
Internet Marketing and Social Networking Training
Pride of Dakota Featured Company: Pathway Chiropractic
Pride of Dakota Featured Company: The Little German House
At Pathway Chiropractic and Wellness in Bismarck, every person who comes to the office is treated as an individual. All treatments are tailored to specific condi-tions. Employees educate clients on various aspects of health and well being to better understand the treatments and effects. They focus on remedies such as chiropractic care and acupuncture.
“We love serving the community and helping people get well!” said Dr. Beth Holwegner, who offers a drugless, non-surgical approach to health through chiropractic care.
Pathway Chiropractic and Wellness is located at 2600 Gateway Ave, Suite 2 in Bismarck. For more informa-tion about Pathway, see www.pathwayschiropractic.net.
To schedule an appointment, call 701-751-1161.
As a teacher in a small town, Judy Gabriel always felt that Strasburg needed “a little something.” She en-joyed the Holiday Showcases but didn’t have a place to buy Pride of Dakota products within a 75-mile radius.
In 2003, Gabriel decided to provide Strasburg with “little something” by opening The Little German House. This century-old cottage with more than 200 red gera-niums filling the flower-boxes has been converted into a haven for coffee lovers, Pride of Dakota shoppers and people looking for vintage and antique items.
Some says it is the best-kept small town secret of the state. The friendly and helpful staff at The Little Ger-man House proudly provides affordable North Dakota products to locals and visitors from across the nation.
They especially appreciate the out-of-state customers who make a tradition of stopping every summer. This small business has been going strong for over eight
years in a town of just 400 people.
Gabriel is continually adding to her inventory of over 200 Pride of Da-kota products and enjoys promoting the things made right here in our state.
Next time you find your-self south of Interstate 94 or in need of a little road trip make sure to stop in. A visit to The Little German
House is always like coming home.
For more information call 701-336-7555.
The Pride of Dakota Harvest Showcase will be held, Sept. 18-19, at the Dickinson Recreation Center. Times are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturday and 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Sunday.
Last year, shoppers from across western North Dakota were eager to shop from 95 Pride of Dakota vendors. Attendance was great with more than 3,000 people.
The Pride of Dakota staff is working hard to promote the showcase using local media advertising and social networking sites.
Registration forms for the Dickinson Harvest Showcase will be sent out soon. For more information, contact Sara at 701-328-4766 or [email protected].
Dickinson Harvest Showcase
The International Federation of Organic Agriculture Movements (IFOAM), an international umbrella organiza-tion for the organic movement, has accepted North Dakota-based Farm Verified Organic (FVO) into the IFOAM Family of Standards.
“International Certification Services, Inc is currently the only North American IFOAM accredited certifier,” said Christina Dockter, FVO senior executive partner. “The acceptance of our Farm Verified Organic certification into the IFOAM Family of Standards provides our clients with an even easier and more cost effective solution to navigating global markets, while guaranteeing true organic compliance through an internationally endorsed set of standards.”
FVO joins a group of 45 organic standards and regulations around the world that have been verified as meeting “the common objectives and requirements of organic standards,” agreed upon by the IFOAM membership and endorsed by the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization and the UN Conference on Trade & Devel-opment. IFOAM has more than 750 member organizations in 116 countries.
Clients can contact International Certification Services, Inc. (ICS, Inc.) for information on using the new IF-OAM Family of Standards logo.
Founded in 1979 and administered by International Certification Services, Inc., FVO certification meets the requirements of the USDA National Organic Program as well as additional international requirements for ISO 65 accreditation. A full range of agricultural and food businesses, including family farms, cottage industry, commercial farms, cooperatives, retailers, processors/manufacturers, contract services, auxiliary handlers and international operations are certified through FVO.
Pride of Dakota Member News:Private Organic Standard Gains International Acceptance
June 21-22 Social Networking Training Bismarck
July 25 Pride of Dakota Day ND State Fair State Fairgrounds - Minot
July 27 Pride of Dakota Food & Wine Experience State Fairgrounds - Minot
September 15 Pride of Dakota Day State Capitol
September 17-18 Pride of Dakota Harvest Showcase Dickinson
Upcoming Events
Tune in to North Dakota Now, our new weekly Internet radio show on your computer! It airs every Wednesday at 11 a.m. on the locally-owned Internet station, URL Radio.
The program’s website address is http://northdakotanow.podbean.com. The station’s website is www.urlradio.net. You can also listen through a link on the Pride of Dakota website – www.prideofdakota.com.
The weekly program includes a newscast, feature stories on Pride of Dakota member companies and more. North Dakota Now is produced in-house by NDDA’s Business Development Division. If you are interested in being a Pride of Dakota featured member, contact Katie Meier at [email protected].
North Dakota Now
Pride of Dakota Day The fifth Annual Pride of Dakota Day at the Capitol sponsored by the Council of State Employees (COSE) will be held September 15 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. This event is always a highlight during State Employees Rec-ognition Week because state employees, as well as people from surrounding communities, are able to shop from over 50 Pride of Dakota vendors throughout the day.
As in the past, the event will be held in the Legislative Hall, Memorial Hall and ground floor of the Capitol building. For Pride of Dakota members, this is an oppor-tunity to attend a show that receives a lot of traffic; state employees are loyal Pride of Dakota shoppers.
This event fills up quickly and there is a $25 fee to participate. Registration forms will be sent out soon. If you have any questions regarding this event, please contact Sara at 701-328-4766 or [email protected].
Social NetworkingPride of Dakota has a Facebook© page, Twitter™ account, WordPress blog, and YouTube account. Our Face-book fan page reaches almost 4,700 people daily with feature stories about our members, status updates and feature videos. If you want your company to be featured on Facebook, please take the following steps:
1. Call or email us to be the featured company of the week. 2. Fill out the “Tell us about you” form and email, fax or mail it back to us.3. Let us know if your company has been in the news.
Email Sara at [email protected]. with qusetions.
