The Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community (SMSC), a federally recognized Dakota tribal government, opened the SMSC Organics Recycling Facility in 2011, and expanded operations at a new location, Dakota Prairie Composting, in 2024. These facilities are part of the SMSC’s Dakota tradition of caring for the earth. We take what may have been tossed in a landfill and instead create high-quality compost, compost blends, and colored mulch.
Dakota people have lived in the Minnesota River Valley for hundreds of years. The Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community (SMSC) intends to protect and preserve the area for generations to come. The SMSC makes it a priority to plan seven generations ahead, and Dakota Prairie Composting is one of the many ways the SMSC works to accomplish this goal of being a good steward of the earth.
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