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Love Local Food 5k Walk/ Run

Join the UNI Local Food Program and the Waterloo Urban Farmers Market on Saturday, July 19 for the first annual Love Local Food 5k walk/run. The race will begin promptly at 8am from the Riverloop Expo Plaza North. Profits from the race will go to the Waterloo Urban Farmers Market and efforts to support local food in the Cedar Valley.

We will also hold a costume contest–dress as your favorite local food for a chance to win!

Register here for the race. Registration costs $25.

Packet pickup will take place from 7-7:45am the morning of the race. Bathrooms will be available inside 327 W 3rd St. Please park at 204 Commercial Street and walk to the start.

The UNI Local Food program will serve samples of local foods after the race; additional food and beverages will be available for purchase at the Waterloo Urban Farmers Market.

Please email unilocalfood@gmail.com with any questions about the race.

We look forward to seeing you there!

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Sourdough Workshop

Learn how to make your own sourdough bread with ISU Extension at this Sourdough Workshop!

What you’ll learn:

  • Take Home Your Own Starter- to
    continue your baking at home.
  • Mix, Stretch, and Fold a Mini Loaf- learn
    the essential techniques for creating
    the perfect loaf of bread and take home
    a mini loaf to ferment and bake.
  • Taste and Explore- sample a batch of
    fermented focaccia and discover the
    use of sourdough discard and an active
    starter.

Cost is $50.

Register at go.iastate.edu/U79SGU

Contact Jill Weber, Health and Human Sciences Educator, at jrweber@iastate.edu or call (319)234-6811 for more information.

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Sourdough Workshop

Learn how to make your own sourdough bread with ISU Extension at this Sourdough Workshop!

What you’ll learn:

  • Take Home Your Own Starter- to
    continue your baking at home.
  • Mix, Stretch, and Fold a Mini Loaf- learn
    the essential techniques for creating
    the perfect loaf of bread and take home
    a mini loaf to ferment and bake.
  • Taste and Explore- sample a batch of
    fermented focaccia and discover the
    use of sourdough discard and an active
    starter.

Cost is $50.

Register at go.iastate.edu/U79SGU

Contact Jill Weber, Health and Human Sciences Educator, at jrweber@iastate.edu or call (319)234-6811 for more information.

Read More

Sourdough Workshop

Learn how to make your own sourdough bread with ISU Extension at this Sourdough Workshop!

What you’ll learn:

  • Take Home Your Own Starter- to
    continue your baking at home.
  • Mix, Stretch, and Fold a Mini Loaf- learn
    the essential techniques for creating
    the perfect loaf of bread and take home
    a mini loaf to ferment and bake.
  • Taste and Explore- sample a batch of
    fermented focaccia and discover the
    use of sourdough discard and an active
    starter.

Cost is $50.

Register at go.iastate.edu/U79SGU

Contact Jill Weber, Health and Human Sciences Educator, at jrweber@iastate.edu or call (319)234-6811 for more information.

Read More

Sourdough Workshop

Learn how to make your own sourdough bread with ISU Extension at this Sourdough Workshop!

What you’ll learn:

  • Take Home Your Own Starter- to
    continue your baking at home.
  • Mix, Stretch, and Fold a Mini Loaf- learn
    the essential techniques for creating
    the perfect loaf of bread and take home
    a mini loaf to ferment and bake.
  • Taste and Explore- sample a batch of
    fermented focaccia and discover the
    use of sourdough discard and an active
    starter.

Cost is $50.

Register at go.iastate.edu/U79SGU

Contact Jill Weber, Health and Human Sciences Educator, at jrweber@iastate.edu or call (319)234-6811 for more information.

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Lentil Sloppy Joe Recipe

lentil sloppy joe on a bun

Lentils are a majorly underrated food–in part because delicious recipes for lentil dishes can be difficult to find! While many delicious lentil soup recipes populate the internet, this Lentil Sloppy Joe recipe is great for the summertime, when barbeques Read more

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