Farmers Needed for Harvest of Hope Winter Farmers' Markets

By the Iowa Farmers Union

“Harvest of Hope winter farmers’ market sales will begin happening at Iowa churches this November!  Harvest of Hope sales, which started in Iowa only last winter season, are sponsored by Churches’ Center for Land and People (CCLP), a 501c(3) ecumenical group based in Middleton, Wisconsin which does rural advocacy and outreach around issues of sustainable agriculture and responsible stewardship of the Creation.  (The organization's website may be viewed at www.cclpmidwest.org.)  FARMERS ARE STILL NEEDED TO VEND AT THIS AND OTHER SALES!

“Products for sale at Harvest of Hope sales vary widely according to availability and which farm vendors are present, but they have included such things as meats and eggs, honey, sorghum, maple syrup, root vegetables, dried herbs and spices, dried and frozen fruits, wool and woolen products, skins and leather goods and handcrafted goat milk soaps.  All farm vendors present must use organic or sustainable principles of farming and production.  There is no stall fee to be a vendor.  Aside from providing additional winter income for the vendors present, all vendors present must agree to raise their prices by 10% and then–provided that they sell more than $150 worth of goods at any one sale–donate this 10% back to Churches Center for Land and People to help create the Harvest of Hope Emergency Fund.  Once this fund is up and running, it will offer small grants to any Iowa farm family that encounters a financial crisis situation. 

“Harvest of Hope sales this winter are scheduled to occur in Ames, Burlington, Cedar Falls, Cedar Rapids, Davenport, Dubuque, Marshalltown, Solon and West Des Moines.  For more information, to inquire about being a farm vendor, or for a complete schedule of Iowa Harvest of Hope sales, please contact Jim Earles, Iowa Project Coordinator, at iowaharvestofhope@yahoo.com or 563-588-2935.”
 

Iowa Harvest of Hope Sale Dates for Winter 2006-2007
 

Sat. Nov. 4th, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Unity of Cedar Rapids, 3791 Blairs Ferry Rd. NE, Cedar Rapids, IA 52402.  
 
Fri. Nov. 10th, 2 p.m. to 6 p.m. at St. Luke’s Episcopal Church, 2410 Melrose Drive, Cedar Falls, IA 50613.
 
Fri. Nov. 17th, 2 p.m. to 6 p.m. at St. Henry’s Catholic Church, 221 West Olive Street, Marshalltown, IA 50158.
 
Fri. Dec. 1st, 2 p.m. to 6 p.m. at the Family Life Center across from the United Methodist Church, 122 N. West St., Solon, IA 52333. 
 
Sat. Dec. 2nd, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at St. Timothy’s Episcopal Church, 1020 24th St., West Des Moines, IA 50265.
 
Sat. Dec. 9th, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Cathedral of St. Raphael, 231 Bluff St., Dubuque, IA 52001.
 
Fri. Dec. 15th, 2 p.m. to 6 p.m. at Collegiate United Methodist Church & Wesley Foundation, 2622 Lincoln Way, Ames, IA 50014.
 
Fri. Jan. 5th, 2 p.m. to 6 p.m. at Zion Lutheran Church, 1216 W. 8th St., Davenport, IA 52802.
 
Fri./Sat. Jan. 19th and 20th, Dubuque.  

As a benefit for the Harvest of Hope program, Sally Fallon, President of the Weston A. Price Foundation, will be presenting a seminar on wise nutritional principles and healthful eating.  A portion of all proceeds will go directly to CCLP for the administrative costs associated with the HOH program.  Ms. Fallon is the President and Founder of the WAPF (whose website may be found at www.westonaprice.org), editor of the Foundation’s quarterly journal, “Wise Traditions,” author and co-author of numerous published books and articles, and an international presenter on health and nutrition.  This event will take place in Dubuque at the Bell Tower Theater, 2728 Asbury Road.  For details about this event and to purchase a reserve ticket (starting Dec. 1st), contact Scott Theisen at Body & Soul Spa, 563-556-9642.   ALSO NOTE:  Sat. Jan. 20th, 4:15 p.m. to 6:15 p.m., Harvest of Hope sale at Westminster Presbyterian Church, 2155 University Ave., Dubuque, IA 52001.
 
Sat. Jan. 27th, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at St. Stephen’s Lutheran Church, 610 31st St. SE, Cedar Rapids, IA 52403. 
 
Fri. Feb. 2nd, 2 p.m. to 6 p.m. at the Cathedral of St. Raphael, 231 Bluff St., Dubuque, IA 52001.  This sale will be held in conjunction with the annual Rural Life Gathering in Dubuque.  (Details about the Rural Life Gathering, as they become available, may be found at www.cclpmidwest.org.) 
 
Fri. Feb. 9th, 2 p.m. to 6 p.m. at Zion Lutheran Church, 1216 W. 8th St., Davenport, IA 52802. 
 
Sat. Feb. 10th, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at St. Timothy’s Episcopal Church, 1020 24th St., West Des Moines, IA 50265.
 
Sat. Feb. 17th, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Christ Episcopal Church, 623 North 5th St., Burlington, IA 52061.
 
Sat. Mar. 3rd, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Collegiate United Methodist Church & Wesley Foundation, 2622 Lincoln Way, Ames, IA 50014. 
 
Sat. Mar. 10th, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at St. Matthew’s Lutheran Church ELCA, 1780 White St., Dubuque, IA 52001.
 
Sat. Mar. 24th, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at St. Luke’s Episcopal Church, 2410 Melrose Drive, Cedar Falls, IA 50613.
 
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