Maren and Tom kick off the NIFF gathering by sharing the background of Luna Valley Farm, and the group beat the heat by staying in the shade of the barn.
Northeast Iowa Farmers Visit, Learn at Luna Valley Farm
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Farmers Learn About Grazing, Network at Joia Food Farm
Wendy Johnson of Jóia Food Farm shares grazing insights on a pasture walk with Northeast Iowa farmers.
Global Greens Hosts Fellow Food Hubs, Shares Origin Story
Daniel Bowser, center, leads fellow food hub managers on a tour of Global Greens incubator farm. FHMWG participants from left to right include Ryan Marquardt, Ellen Walsh-Rosmann, Andrea Evelsizer, Barbara Stone, Gary Huber, Penny Brown Huber, Giselle Brusekewitz, and Jason Grimm.
Farmers Learn to Spit Roast- Asado al Palo
Exploring new methods of food preparation is quickly becoming a tradition for farmers involved in the Northeast Iowa Food and Farm Network. Last year, farmers created a workshop to learn how to pit roast pork; this year, the group learned how to spit roast a lamb in the Patagonian style of Asado al Palo. Continue reading
Jupiter Ridge Tour Brings NEIA Farmers to Garber
Will Lorentzen, front left, and Adrian White, middle back (behind the tank) describe the process they use to innoculate and soak logs to produce shiitake mushrooms.
Canoe Creek Produce showcases systems, passions, and stewardship
Barb Kraus shares insights into her farming systems as part of a Northeast Iowa Food and Farm Network gathering.
Peake Orchards and Dairy hosts NEIA Food and Farm Network
Jodi and Jeremy Peake describe the milking system as Dayna Burtness checks out the suction in the teat cup. Nick Nguyen and Landon Corlett look on.
Food Hubs and Food Businesses Network in Fairfield
Mike Winnike (standing) describes Slipstream Organic Granola as Francis Thicke (left) Gary Huber, Jennifer Miller, and Andrew Busscher (right) look on.
Large Crowd of Local Farmers tours River Root Farm
Part of the crowd lines up in a River Root greenhouse to learn about planting and transplanting techniques.
Food Hub Financial Management Boot Camp; Incredible Success in Iowa!
We survived Food Hub Boot Camp! Pictured from left: Andrea Evelsizer, James Nisly, Ellen Walsh-Rosmann, Daniel Rosmann, Tera Johnson, Zacary Smucker-Bryan, Gary Huber, and Penny Brown-Huber. Not pictured, Phil Jahnke-Sauer
