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2025 Local Food Events

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2025 Farm to Fork Dinner

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. Read more
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Farm to Fork Dinner

This event brings together members of our community to share a table, a story, and a meal, while supporting our local food system.

This incredible four-course meal will be prepared by local chefs utilizing local ingredients. 

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It’s time for Farmers Markets!

Farmers Markets will open the first week of May. Farmer’s Markets are a great way to support your local economy. In other words, put your dollars into a local hard-working farmer’s pockets! Plus, you purchase high-quality, dense nutrition food Read more

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2023 Local Food Producer/Buyer Networking

On February 1st sixteen local food buyers and ten local food producers attended the annual networking event. This annual event gives buyers and producers the opportunity to meet in person to make connections through “speed dating.” This means that Read more

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2023 Farm to Fork Dinner was a success!

90 guests attended the dinner on February 8th. There was time to socialize before kicking off the evening with Root Vegetable Bisque with Beet Garnish and Green Salad with Cherry Tomato, Red Onion, Roasted Nuts, Herb Vinaigrette. Jodie Huegerich, Read more

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2023 Farmers Market Workshop

February 25, 2023 9 a.m.-noon Location: TBD

Are you a returning farmers market vendor? Are you considering vending at a farmers market? This workshop is for current and future farmers market vendors in the Cedar Valley region. Please join Read more

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2023 Farm to Fork Dinner (previously the Local Food Dinner)-Purchase your tickets today!

After a two year break the annual local food dinner is back! This event brings together members of our community to share a table, a story, and a meal, while supporting our local food system.

This incredible four-course meal Read more

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Iowa Local Food Day & University of Northern Iowa

October is National Farm to School Month, and this year, September 28th was Iowa Local Food Day. The day was designated in 2018 to honor local growers and bring local foods into the schools. The University of Northern Read more

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Farmers Markets accept Double Up Food Bucks

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Are you a SNAP/EBT recipient? Are you shopping for a heart healthy diet, gluten free food, healthy carbs and more?

You can find lots of choices at the College Hill Farmers Market and Waterloo Urban Farmers Market. Read more

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2019 Farm to School Month and Iowa Local Food Day

Farm to School Month, October 2019

According to the National Farm to School website (farmtoschool.org), “Farm to School enriches the connection communities have with fresh, healthy food and local food producers by changing food purchasing and education Read more

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