The 7th Annual ISU Community Food Systems Event will take place Friday, February 12, 2021! Due to COVID-19, this event will take place entirely online, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Register for the conference here. Cost is $20 and registration closes Feb. 5. This year’s event will focus on Retail and Leadership Within Community … Continue reading Register now for 2021 ISU Community Food Systems virtual event
by Courtney Long, program coordinator, Food Systems Team Eastern Iowa nonprofit Dubuque Eats Well participated in our Community Food Systems program from 2015-2018. We worked together on projects including institutional procurement, edible landscapes, incubator farm development and Double-Up Food Bucks programming. We are excited to share a brief video that captures some of the amazing partners … Continue reading New FFED farmer-buyer video stars Dubuque Eats Well
by Molly Moser, Communications Coordinator, Community Foundation of Greater Dubuque It takes a village to feed a community, and that’s been especially true in 2020. As schools, daycares and Allamakee County communities continue to face impacts from the coronavirus pandemic, the Iowa Food Hub keeps working to connect schoolchildren with fresh food from local farmers. … Continue reading Iowa Food Hub gets new truck with support from community foundation
by Leigh Adcock, Communications Specialist The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted some of the fundamental gaps in the US food system—especially for food-insecure people. But it has also prompted community groups to get creative about filling those gaps. In Cass County in southwest Iowa, residents have pooled ideas and resources to keep people fed—even providing them … Continue reading Cass County groups pull together for food security during pandemic