Brennan Chapman has joined the Iowa Food Hub as the Sales and Warehouse Manager. Brennan has a background in business marketing and sales. Continue reading
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Farm to School Month Special Guest: Kohlrabi!
October is an exciting month in northeast Iowa! The leaves are changing color, the air is becoming crisp and harvest season is winding down for most farmers. As we enter autumn, we honor the summer of hard work by harvesting and sharing garden bounties with friends and family. Schools across the county have joined together to celebrate this time of plenty through Farm to School Month, a month dedicated to developing and applauding strong connections between schools and local foods. Continue reading
Laying the Groundwork
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fter some time abroad and working in other community organizations, I’m happy to be back on this blog and supporting the Food and Farm Coalition and the Food and Fitness Initiative. Time has truly flown since I started as Food System Specialist on March 21st! I’ve been busy settling into my role, getting to know stakeholders, and attending a variety of trainings. Some trainings have helped educate me about goals of Iowa State Extension and services that we offer, others have helped me develop specific skill sets and knowledge that I’ll use in my work with local farmers. Continue reading
The Salad Bar Experiment
A new pilot project at five northeast Iowa school districts is exploring the costs and challenges of selling fresh, locally-grown vegetables to schools to serve on their salad bars. Continue reading
Iowa Food Hub Defines Farmer Attributes
The Allamakee New Beginnings Board recently formalized its vendor policy to guide operations of the Iowa Food Hub. Continue reading
A Very Long Thank You Note
Welcome to my post-holiday slump of a blog post. I have this sort of beehive-sounding buzz building in my brain since attempting to get back into the school groove this week. Maybe I ate too much turkey. Maybe I did not eat enough pie (which is entirely not possible considering the amount of pie I ate). Whatever it is, it does not feel nice. Last New Years, I made a resolution to “TURN IT AROUND”! For me, “turning it around” is a commitment to finding, and even sometimes forcing into existence, the positivity in all situations. So, here I sit in my office meditating on the words “turn it around”. This holiday season I will not be overtaken by the bee-buzz in my brain. With every word I type, may the buzz be ever gone from my being. Continue reading
New Funds Will Increase Access to Local Foods
Allamakee New Beginnings (ANB) has established three new funds to increase access of locally-grown and processed foods in northeast Iowa. Continue reading
Food Hub Benchmarking Study
The results of the 2013 Food Hub Benchmarking Study have been compiled and the report is now available on the National Good Food Network website. The archived webinar, Financial Benchmark Metrics and Measurements for Regional Food Hubs is also available. Continue reading
