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Tag Archives: Local food
Eat Your Iowa Vegetables
There is little agreement about how to apply the principles of sustainable agriculture to the dominant chemical-based farming system and equally robust hegemony of consumer society. It is not clear that these ideas about farming and consumerism even go together. … Continue reading
Posted in Food Insecurity, Local Food, Sustainability
Tagged 2014 Sustainable Food, Consumerism, Food Production, Food Security, Local food, Sustainable Agriculture
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The Customer is Always Right– but They Lie
A friend worked at a fast food restaurant and spoke about their policy of replacing food items that were wrong when the order was prepared. For example, if a person asked for a burger with no pickles, and pickles were … Continue reading
Posted in Labor, Progressive Community
Tagged business process, fast food, fast food workers, Honesty, Local food
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North Liberty Seeks Urban Chickens
It is with a bit of trepidation that I venture into an expository piece about urban chickens. As people continue to move from rural areas to cities, attracted by jobs, apartments, and a type of society reliant upon the aggregation … Continue reading
Posted in Farming, Local Control, Local Food
Tagged Local food, North Liberty, urban chickens, urban chickens in iowa
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Tomato Sandwiches on RAGBRAI
BUSSEY– Trish Nelson is enjoying RAGBRAI and sent a brief note with a couple of photos. Trish wrote on her mobile device, “another shot of the tomato sandwiches being made. Very Iowa. Selling like hotcakes at 2 bucks apiece as … Continue reading
Posted in Progressive Community
Tagged Iowa, Local food, locally grown food, RAGBRAI
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Toward an Iowa Local Food System
Writing about gardening, farm work, fermentation, soup-making, canning and cooking is personally satisfying, but what is the connection to our broader society? Why does one person’s journey in life with friends and family matter in the broader scope of things? … Continue reading
Posted in Farming, Local Food, Sustainability
Tagged 2014 Sustainable Food, farming, Leopold Center, Local food, sustainability, sustainable farming
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“Foodopoly” Author Wenonah Hauter Coming to Iowa
FoodandWaterWatch.org Foodopoly Author Wenonah Hauter Comes to Iowa DES MOINES, IOWA – Wenonah Hauter, the executive director of the national consumer advocacy group Food & Water Watch, will be in Des Moines, Davenport, and Iowa City discussing her new book, … Continue reading
Posted in Farming
Tagged corporate food, factory farms, foodopoly, GMOs, iowa farming, Local food
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Friday Food Talk: It’s Local, Sustainable And Delicious
by Martha Schut We spent a lovely afternoon a few days ago at Rapid Creek Ranch, owned by Doug and Pam Darrow and managed by their son Justin Wade. The farm sits on a beautiful 280 rolling acres just south … Continue reading
Posted in Blog for Iowa, Farming, Organic Foods & Farming
Tagged Local food, locally grown food, Rapid Creek Ranch, sustainable farming
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Friday Food Talk: Righteous Porkchop Hits Eastern Iowa
An acclaimed investigation into the conditions and effects of factory farms has been selected as the 2012 title for the community reading program known as Linn Area Reads. Righteous Porkchop: Finding a Life and Good Food Beyond Factory Farms by … Continue reading
Posted in Farming, Local Events
Tagged factory farming, Linn Area Reads, Local food, Righteous Porkchop
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Local Food Summit in Iowa City
IOWA CITY— More than 80 local food producers and buyers convened during the second annual “Come to the Table Local Food Summit” at the Johnson County Extension Office on Feb. 10 in Iowa City. The purpose of the event was … Continue reading
Posted in Farming, food, Local Events, Progressive Community
Tagged farming, Local food
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Come To The Table: Local Food Summit
The second annual Come to the Table: Local Food Summit of Producers & Purchasers will take place from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Feb. 10 at the Johnson County Extension office, 3109 Old Highway 218 S. in Iowa City. The … Continue reading
Posted in Farming, food, Local Events
Tagged Come to the table, food summit, Local food
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