Specialty Crop

Berried Delights offers jams and jellies using locally sourced fruits when available. They are available at Hometown Country and craft fairs in Lusk.

C23 Roasting Co. owners Amanda and Joseph Martinez of Lusk offer fresh roasted coffee, true to the origin where it was grown.

Hometown Country offers homemade canned goods including jams, jellies, and sauces; clothing for the entire family; jewelry; and gifts.

Hometown Country Greenhouse offers produce starts and seeds; perennial and annual flowers; roses; trees and shrubs; and other plants.

The Lusk Farmer’s Market offers fresh produce, homemade canned and baked goods, honey, dairy and livestock products, and other items.

The Niobrara Conservation District sells seedling trees and shrubs, has plant demonstration plots, and has many other conservation-related programs.

The NCD has a large garden area on its property in Lusk, and offers a gardening program for local youths and adult mentors.

The Niobrara County Fair offers contests for fresh produce; homemade canned and baked goods, including ones containing produce; and floriculture.

Pine Ridge Barbecue & Dipping Sauces offers homemade jalapeño, regular, and sweet mustard barbecue and dipping sauces at Hometown Country.

UW Extension is a partner in Grow A Little Extra, oversees 4-H and Cent$ible Nutrition, has gardening and honey programs, among others.

Niobrara County 4-H members and other youths have the opportunity to learn about beekeeping, honey production, and food safety.

A high tunnel and outdoor raised beds at the county fairgrounds allow local youths and adult volunteers to grow produce and pollinator flowers.