Southern Iowa Regional Food System

11/10/2011

just a reminder of a resource for south central Iowa: www.southerniowalegacy.com

South Central Iowa Communities South Central Iowa Job Listings South Central Iowa Business Database Check the calendar for all the fun events in the region.

11/07/2011

November 18 will be the annual meeting of the Iowa Food System Council from 9 to noon at the Iowa Arborteum. There is no registration fee required and the speaker, Mark Winne, will talk about how to form an effective food council. His most recent book is Food Rebels, Guerrilla Gardeners, and Smart-Cookin' Mamas: Fighting Back in an Age of Industrial Agriculture.

10/20/2011

Vegetable Growers--a workshop will be held Nov 15, 6-9 pm for those wanting to start or expand vegetable production, Joe Hannan, ISU Extension and Outreach Horticulturist will be presenter at Union County Extension Office in Creston. For details contact Sharon Wasteney via email at [email protected].

10/13/2011

Diane Weiland with the Wallace Centers of Iowa is advertising for a chef position and a farm manager to expand the services offered at the Henry A Wallace Country LIfe Center north of Creston, east of Orient Iowa. Email [email protected]

09/26/2011

Buy your snacks at the Farmer's Market--October 24 is Food Day, consider what YOU can do to promote healthy eating of local foods. Jean Peckham and Saundra Leininger of Adams county are organizing activities with the local school systems. Need ideas, let me know.

09/26/2011

sharing from The Iowa Hunger Summit: October 11, 2011


The fifth annual Iowa Hunger Summit will begin at 8:30 a.m. on Tuesday, October 11, at the Des Moines Marriott Downtown. This year's events will focus on how various policy, educational and relief efforts can help ensure a secure and nutritious food supply for all.

A full schedule of the day's event can be found on our website. Please use the online form to register in advance and report what you and/or your organization are doing to fight hunger, both in Iowa and around the world.

The Iowa Hunger Summit is organized by the World Food Prize Foundation and sponsored by FBL Financial Group, Inc. and Iowa Farm Bureau.

09/21/2011

Jill Gifford, Food Entrepreneur Assistance Program, University of Nebraska, Lincoln can be contacted for information on starting a food manufacturing business.

We are now accepting registrations for our Better Process Control School, Food Processing Management certificate program, and 2011 Extrusion Workshop.

09/19/2011

For answers to questions you might have about any horticultural topic Iowa State University Extension offers the Hortline. Hours are normally 10 to noon and 1-4:30 Monday through Friday for calling 515-294-3108 or use the email address anytime: [email protected]. For the rest of September the answer-line will be available only in the afternoon.

09/15/2011

Thursday, Sept 15 the Food Access and Health Working Group met at the Henry A Wallace Country Life Center. The discussion centered around policy making related to the local food systems, nutrition and health, farm bill and other related topics. Check out more information at

Cultivating Resilience: A Food System Blueprint that Advances the Health of Iowans, Farms and Communities. Report is available to read. (Posted 3/4/11)

08/30/2011

This website is a wealth of information for the most up to date happenings related to local food networks.

Land tenure A new website has resources for landowners; information from recent meeting of the new Iowa Land Tenure Working Group about non-operator landowners.

08/30/2011

This page is an effort to share the work and the information related to local food networks in southern Iowa. It is an opportunity to share the great work that is going on in Adair, Adams, Clarke Decatur, Ringgold, Taylor and Union counties. Help me spread the word!!