Josh Dansdill, Business Development Projects Director, has been appointed by Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig to serve on the Local Food and Farm Program Advisory Council. The Council exists to support and advise statewide efforts to increase the availability of locally grown, raised,...
Northeast Iowa is now home to a mobile juice production facility. The Driftless Mobile Juicing Service was made possible through a $480,000 Local Food Promotion Program (LFPP) grant secured by Northeast Iowa RC&D from the United States Department of Agriculture to support the revitalization of...
Visitors to several local farmers markets across Northeast Iowa may notice a few changes this season. Six markets–Cresco, Decorah, Guttenberg, Independence, Oelwein, and Postville–will be part of a regional project working to ensure the sustainability and success of farmers markets by supporting and enhancing the...
Pick up your guide to one of Eastern Iowa's premier recreational rivers and enjoy the sight-seeing, fishing, birding, camping, hiking, wildlife-watching, or a relaxing float on this gentle-flowing, intimate river. The Maquoketa traverses the diverse landscape of Eastern Iowa and passes through several Iowa treasures: Backbone State Park, Manchester...
The Scenic Byways and Iowa Tourism Office have partnered on an exciting new promotional initiative that features the four byways the RC&D coordinates - the Driftless Area, River Bluffs, Delaware Crossing, and Grant Wood scenic byways. These four are part of a dozen scenic byways...
The Iowa Department of Cultural Affairs notified Northeast Iowa Resource Conservation and Development (RC&D) this week that their project Northeast Iowa Artists’ Studio Tour Reimagined was awarded IDCA Art Project Funding. Through the project, a partnership with Winneshiek County Development and Tourism, the RC&D will...
Northeast Iowa RC&D staff members Amanda Streeper, Jared Nielsen, Austin Feuerhelm, and Mallory Hanson had the opportunity to attend the Iowa Tourism Conference March 2-4. The conference was an excellent way for RC&D staff to engage with state influencers and our local partners. This year's...
Vendor Handouts to make being a manager a little easier.
The Iowa Farmers Market Manager Handbook with broad best practices, ideas, and encouragement from real Iowa farmers market managers.
Videos trainings that took place around the State of Iowa, featuring an experienced...