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Tired of resolving to “eat healthier” every new year? It’s such a common goal, yet it often lacks direction or purpose. Instead, aim for realistic, actionable resolutions that not only put your physical and mental health into your own Read more

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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

On Wednesday, February 7th, local producers and residents from the Cedar Valley came together to celebrate the success in locally based products. Read more

This is an opportunity for experienced vendors and new vendors to gain knowledge about farmers markets in the Cedar Valley region. Topics will include the new Cottage Law, guidelines from Black Hawk County Public Health, SNAP/EBT, DUFB, Veggie Vouchers, Read more

Are you interested in purchasing local food for your business? Are you currently purchasing local food but need more suppliers? Are you interested in selling your local food to wholesale markets? Yes, then this event is for you!

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Attend the Local Food Producer/Buyer Networking Event on January 24 to connect buyers with local food suppliers at Diamond Event Center. Post-event networking for producers includes a complimentary lunch and marketing photos. Later, join the CVRFFN Coalition Meeting and Farmers Market Workshop to learn about market guidelines and programs. . Also upcoming: Iowa Eats Festival and Farm Crawl. Read more

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

Do you have a SNAP/EBT card? Do you want two times the veggies you’re buying now for FREE? Double Up Food Bucks is a SNAP-incentive program aimed at doing just that. At participating Cedar Valley farmers markets and grocery Read more

UNI Local Food Program staff and Nourish Iowa AmeriCorps VISTA members from across the state gathered at Waukee High School June 15-17th for the Community Food Systems and Farm to School Early Care Conference.

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On August 13, enjoy a day of local food festivities beginning with a 15-mile bike ride and a self-paced farm crawl across various Waterloo locations, concluding with a social at We Arose Gardens. Free admission, registration required for the bike ride. Read more

The We Ride Bike Series is here to encourage beginners and casual riders to get active and be included in organized rides. Join the crew and experience themed routes designed to highlight our local community in Waterloo and surrounding Read more

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

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

February 25, 2023 1-4 p.m. Location: TBD

This workshop is for food and farm businesses considering using social media, using social media and/or wanting to learn more about how to effectively social media. Karen Everling, founder of World Grace Read more

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