CVRFFN News

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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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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UNI Dining Celebrates Local Food Day

UNI dining loves to celebrate and feature local foods every day, but September 27th was Iowa Local Food Day, and UNI dining was able to feature some special dishes and local ingredients. While the day is geared toward K-12 Read more

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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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Become a Grow.Eat.Play member today!

Join the 2023 CVRFFN local food directory.

We want to help you advertise your business and help Cedar Valley customers find great local products! We invite you to be part of the annual Cedar Valley local food directory which 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.

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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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Farm Crawl 2022

Enjoy a day at the farms and gardens! Free admission! Activities for all ages! Learn how local producers and community members produce local food! Visit one or all of these farms in any order!

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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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Notes from October 23rd Meeting

The Cedar Valley Regional Food and Farm Network met on October 23rd at Northeast Iowa Food Bank from 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm.

Agenda

1.       Call to Order and Welcome

2.       Introduction of Read more

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2019 Farm Crawl

Beck Orchards Goat

The UNI Local Food Program and Iowa State University Extension & Outreach are hosting the 2019 Farm Crawl on September 29th noon-5 p.m. Free admission and no registration required. On this day you have the opportunity to visit up Read more

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CVRFFN Quarterly Meeting – October 23rd

Save the date for the next CVRFFN meeting to be held October 23rd at the Northeast Iowa Food Bank from 2:00 pm until 4:00 pm.

Meeting Agenda

Meeting Location: Northeast Iowa Food Bank, 1605 Lafayette Street, Waterloo, Iowa 50703

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Please Take Our Survey!

Interested in the Cedar Valley Local Food Scene?

Do you want to get more involved in CVRFFN’s quarterly meetings? We would love your opinion! Please help us gain feedback by taking the 2-minute survey linked below. We appreciate your Read more

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May Meeting – Notes

Read up to see what was discussed during our May 8th Quarterly Meeting, including links for a survey, opportunities, and more! Read more
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Welcome to The Network!

The Cedar Valley Regional Food & Farm Network was formed in 2018, when the Cedar Valley Good Food Network and the Northern Iowa Food & Farm Partnership allied.  We realized that both of these groups had many overlapping areas, Read more

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