This event brings together members of our community to share a table, a story, and a local food meal, while supporting our local food system. This locally sourced meal will be prepared by Diamond Event Center chefs.

February 5th 5:30-8 pm at the Diamond Events Center (5307 Caraway Ln, Cedar Falls). Social Hour is 5:30-6:30 p.m. with appetizers and a cash bar. Dinner and program begins at 6:30 p.m.

We are excited to have Daquan Campbell, founder of We Arose, as our featured speaker. He is a strategic and visionary business leader with a dynamic plan for improving community health. We Arose is a network of local farmers who supply local, affordable, healthy food options to local residents. He began this journey growing produce on a quarter-acre plot in Waterloo.

We Arose has since grown and has a network of eight farmers with rural farms and urban gardens. Their mission is to elevate urban farming cooperation and vision is to inspire the younger generation to nourish themselves, their families and their communities. Campbell graduated from Waterloo East High School and earned a degree in business management with an emphasis in organizational leadership from the University of Northern Iowa. In college, he served as an Student Assistant and AmeriCorps VISTA with the UNI Local Food Program. We Arose is also the manager of the Waterloo Urban Farmers Market. 

Menu

Crostini Display (Social Hour) 

Parisienne vegetable salad (Smoked Onion, Carrots, Squash, Steeped Potatoes, Lettuce)

Chicken Roulade (Cream Cheese, Gremolata, panko Smashed Potatoes, Bontemps Sauce, Smoked Carrot)

Panna Cotta (Candied Squash, ElderBerry Coulis, Orange Tuile)

Vegan Option: Carrot Miso Gnocchi (carrot, miso, basil, potatoes, flour). Vegan meals include Parisienne vegetable salad and vegan panna cotta. 

Tickets

Tickets are required for this event and must be purchased by January 20th at midnight. All ticket sales are final. No refunds can be issued. 

Individual ticket: $45/person

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Table of 8 (This guarantees you will sit all together.): $320 ($40/person)

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Farmer/Producer ticket: $20/person with payment of 2025 Cedar Valley Local Food Guide 

Limited to 2 ticket purchases. 

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UNI Student/AmeriCorps member in Iowa: $20/person

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Questions

jodie.huegerich@uni.edu

This event is hosted by the UNI Local Food Program in partnership with Diamond Event Center, We Arose, and Cedar Valley Regional Food and Farm Network.