There is something different coming from the kitchen at North Winn school this year. October is Farm to School Month in Iowa to celebrate and encourage farmers who produce some of the food we eat for school meals. Continue reading
Northeast Iowa Food & Fitness Initiative (NEIFFI) is pleased to announce 22 Early Childhood Mini-Grant Awards to local Preschool Schools. Continue reading
We’re back to school and excited to see how things have grown! Third-grade students helped FoodCorps service member Claire Anderson plant kale seedlings in the Postville school garden in May and by late August, the kale was plentiful for a taste-test in the cafeteria. Continue reading
Hi! I am Emma Dubay, a FoodCorps Service Member in Oelwein. I am originally from a small town in Vermont, but graduated with a degree in social work from St Olaf College in Northfield, MN. I am so excited to be continuing my exploration of the Midwest, here in Iowa! Continue reading
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
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.
Meet Harleigh Boldridge – the new AmeriCorps member for Allamakee schools. Continue reading
