Special Projects

Cooking Contest 2006
By offering educational opportunities to our clients, we aspire to improve their diets and health, and to help them understand the value of the high quality food they receive. For these reasons, the organization created a "Families Share Program" through which families earn points by participating in educational activities. With these points, our clients can purchase kitchenware and cookbooks. Among the program activities are farm visits, book and film reviews, and volunteer work. The most popular activity is to complete short quizzes which accompany LFC's unique "Food Facts Sheets" (FFS). FFS topics include individual produce items, herbs and oils, agricultural issues, and recipes. Every year our families express their pleasure with the educational opportunities we offer them, and ask for more! Our newest project to meet these requests was a "Local Foods Cooking Contest." Click here to learn more

Katrina Hurricane Relief in Iowa 2005-2006
The Iowa City/Coralville business community deserves recognition for its generosity this holiday season towards the individuals affected by Hurricane Katrina living in Iowa City. Dozens of businesses and individuals have given of themselves during the past five months to lend a helping hand to these families. The effort to provide each Katrina family with food and a small holiday gift was managed by Local Foods Connection, a charity that purchases locally grown and produced food for needy families. Click Here to read more

Shelter House Flower Garden 2004
Local Foods Connection and the Shelter House have teamed up to build a flower garden for children and families who reside at the Shelter House to enjoy.