Northeast Iowa RC&D » Local Foods

Rural Communities Development Initiative

Brad — Thu, 22 Mar 2012 17:28:57 +0000

Take a Buyer or Producer Survey and learn more about the work that ten Iowa RC&D regions will be accomplishing over the next few years. Ten regions in Iowa have Local Foods Coordinators working together to carry out the work of the grant. Five of these regions began working in 2010 and the other five started their work in 2011. The work they are doing will impact 50% of the state. Luther College's Sustainable Foods Educator is serving as the NE Iowa Local Food Coordinator. [...] Read More

Local Food Producer Website Workshops

Northeast Iowa RC&D — Wed, 28 Jul 2010 20:57:16 +0000

Northeast Iowa RC&D, in partnership with the Leopold Center for Sustainable Agriculture, has been hosting free website building workshops for local food producers and farmers across Iowa. These workshops have successfully helped dozens of local food producers develop websites for their businesses, expand Iowa's local food system and build relationships between local food producers and the consumers that love their food! [...] Read More

Evaluation of Health Benefits of Conjugated Linloleic Acid (CLA) – Enriched Dairy & Beef Foods

Brad — Thu, 10 Dec 2009 04:28:40 +0000

This project was selected by SARE as one of ten projects in the nation to be highlighted for its community/producer involvement and impact. Conjugated linoleic acid (CLA) is a unique fatty acid that is present in ruminants and many foods derived from them. This project explored methods of increasing CLA levels in dairy and beef [...] Read More

Eagles Landing Winery Expansion for Diversified Farming in Northeast Iowa

Brad — Thu, 10 Dec 2009 04:28:05 +0000

NE IA RC&D assisted Eagles Landing Winery with their expansion into port production. The RC&D provided grant writing assistance for a Value Added Producer Grant as well as development of a business and marketing plan. The grant provided funding for production of the first Iowa port to be grown, processed and distributed in an Iowa [...] Read More

Northeast Iowa Food and Fitness Project

Brad — Thu, 10 Dec 2009 04:27:14 +0000

NE IA RC&D assisted partners from five county area of Northeast Iowa with development and writing of a W.K.Kellogg grant. The grant, which was awarded, funded the Northeast Iowa Food and Fitness Initiative. NE IA RC&D is administering the planning grant and assisting with implementation. This multi-county effort is identifying avenues for improved human, economic [...] Read More

GROWN Locally Expansion Project

Brad — Thu, 10 Dec 2009 04:26:34 +0000

This project provides assistance to GROWN Locally producers to develop a stronger local foods system through the expansion and modeling of cooperative food processing, marketing and delivery. Many restaurants have expressed an interest in increasing their purchase of local foods. Several institutions, including schools and nursing homes, and private citizens are also interested in purchasing [...] Read More

Women, Land and Legacy (WLL) Project 2007/2008

Brad — Thu, 10 Dec 2009 04:25:53 +0000

NE IA RC&D provides technical assistance for the Women, Land and Legacy Programs in Winneshiek and Clayton Counties. The number of women involved in agriculture continues to increase according to the 2002 Census of Agriculture. The census shows that the number of women principal farm operators increased 12.62% from 1997 to 2002. In most Iowa [...] Read More

Conjugated Linoleic Acid (CLA) Project

Brad — Thu, 10 Dec 2009 03:51:06 +0000

The RC&D began a partnership in 2001 with Iowa State University in Ames, Iowa, the Coulee Region Organic Producers Pool (CROPP) in LaFarge, Wisconsin, and various dairy and beef producers from NE Iowa and SW Wisconsin. The partnership focused on researching CLA, a unique fatty acid found in animals and many foods derived from them. [...] Read More