Scattergood Farm Tour and Potluck

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Join the Practical Farmers of Iowa for one of their Field Days!
Saturday, September 19 at Scattergood Friends School Farm in West Branch
Tour is at 4:00 pm; potluck at 6:00
Discussion:
• High tunnels
• Root cellars
• CSAs
• Heritage pigs
• Farming for food
• Poultry breeds trial
• Incubating women farmers
Scattergood Friends School Farm
1951 Delta Ave., West Branch
319/530-3782
farm@scattergood.org
The farm: Scattergood Friends [...]

Farm Workdays Fall 2009 Join Us!!

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Join us at one of our farm workdays this fall. Farm workdays are fun, educational and productive! You and your family will have a great time and learn more about small family farming. The more people who join us during a shift, the more work that will get done and the more new people you [...]

A Taste of Mount Vernon at the Farmers Market

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A Taste of Mount Vernon at the Farmers Market
Thursday, September 17, 5:30 to 7:00 p.m. Memorial Park Gazebo
A catered event featuring:

The Lincoln Cafe
Big Creek Market
Skillet Cafe
Tatyana’s Kitchen
Fuel
Sutliff Cider
The Perfect Blend

Join our local chefs at the farmers’ market to celebrate fresh, lcoal food and our area farms. Each chef will craft a delicious appetizer featuring a [...]

Free Fairfield Eco-Workshops and Tours

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Fairfield is hosting the Inaugural Celebration of the state funded Eco-Design Center, an Amish Pole Barn built with straw-bale and earth plasters, powered by solar and wind energy, and lanscaped with native & edible species.  The festivities include free eco-workshops on vibrant organic annual production and perennial orchards; home-scale solar and wind energy; and cost [...]

A unique way to get local food into schools

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Ag Diversification and Market Development Bureau
“Wrap Your Own-Iowa Grown” Initiative

This is your chance to wrap up something great from our state! “Wrap Your Own-Iowa Grown” is a new initiative of the Iowa Farm to School Program that will start this fall. This initiative is a great opportunity for schools, students, teachers, parents, and the communities [...]

A Visit to Friendly Farms in Iowa City

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Local Foods Connection took the Iowa City Head Start program to Friendly Farms in Iowa City for a farm field trip on Wednesday. The Iowa City Head Start program is one of our client agencies for the first time this year and we are greatly enjoying their participation in our program. The Iowa City Head [...]

What’s in a CSA share?

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Local Foods Connection’s client families receive CSA (Community Supported Agriculture) shares from 8 different farms located around Iowa City, Des Moines and Cedar Rapids.  They receive a box of produce every week for about 20 weeks. We are a little over half-way through the season.
Here is a list of the contents of this week’s CSA [...]

Food Access Bibliography

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Many studies have been published exploring the question of whether low-income families are able and willing to purchase fresh food and local food.  According to Susan Roberts, author of “Hunger in Iowa 2007,” Food Security means access by all people at all times to enough food for an active, healthy life. Food Security includes, at [...]

Greetings From a Family

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Here is a thank you note sent from one of our client families to us and to the farmers at Grinnell Heritage Farm:
I just wanted to thank you so much for all the wonderful food! My 6 year old who only ate canned green beans, potatoes, corn and canned peas before this summer is enjoying [...]