Get to Know the Local Farms and Producers Across Eastern Iowa
Behind every piece of freshly harvested produce and every meticulously prepared farm product is a story waiting to be told. Read the stories behind the locally sourced products that come directly from fields and farms throughout our region.
Over the Moon
Over the Moon is a direct to consumer farm located in Delaware County, Iowa. The farm is co-owned by Shae and Anna Pesek. Over the Moon pasture raises chicken, turkey, and duck, as well as farrow to finish berkshire pork and grows…
Little Deb’s Berry Farm
Deb’s berry farm is owned and operated by Jeff and Deb Sindelar. Deb’s specializes in a variety of different and unique berries, as well as honey. A lot of people have never tried or even heard of the honeyberries or kiwiberries …
Theo’s Produce
Theo’s produce is located in Linn county and specializes in African produce varieties. Theo’s Produce works with the Feed Iowa First Equitable Land Access Program to grow African vegetables and sells both locally and across the US…
Iowa Farm Fresh Meats
Iowa Farm Fresh Meats is a local farm in West Branch owned and operated by Jamie Reichert. Jaime has been farming on Iowa family farms for her whole life. Her favorite part of producing food is birthing animals, and the least favorite…
Nupolu Emerging Farms
Darius Nupolu of Nupolu Emerging Farm has worked in agriculture for many years. The last 3 years Darius has spent farming vegetables in Iowa. Nupolu Emerging Farms’ sweet potato leaves and white eggplant have been immensely…
Organic Greens LLC
Kalona farmer James Nisly’s passions for healthy eating and local food production are so great, his influence has extended into area schools, shaping cafeteria menus for over a decade. His farm, Organic Greens LLC, has been…
Black Earth Gardens
Farmer Mari Wassink of Black Earth Gardens began partnering with Field to Family in 2023 by selling her product through the Local Food Purchasing Assistance program. Her experience in farming has fueled her passion for…
Wasson Produce
Karen Wasson has been selling fruits and vegetables at Iowa City-area markets since the mid-80s. Though she grew up raising tomatoes on her parents’ farm, she never expected growing produce to become a decades-spanning career for…
The Berry Basket Farm
Farmer Mark Gingerich says if you want the biggest strawberries, go to Walmart. But if you want the freshest, sweetest basket of fruit, pick your own. “I’m a big proponent of agency,” he said. “If you put in the effort to pick your own…”
Trowel & Error Farm
In mid-November, her farm’s CSA season over for the year, Carly McAndrews still had more greens and root veggies growing than she knew what to do with. “We are constantly surprised when we go out in the field,” she said.
Lucky Star Farm
Join Farmer Susan on a virtual tour of Lucky Star Farm in Iowa City, Iowa to learn about the many animals her family raises! In this video version of her regular Farmer Fair presentation she introduces us to her chickens, turkeys…
Country View Dairy
At Country View Dairy in Hawkeye, Iowa, About 275 cows are milked three times daily just 50 feet from the creamery. “Within hours, it’s turned into yogurt, and the next morning, it’s ready to ship out,” said the dairy’s director of sales…
Skyline Farm
Thirteen years ago, Donna Wisnousky ended her career as a nursing manager but wasn’t ready to relax just yet. She had a very specific goal for her second act: she wanted to grow blueberries. The ambitious new retiree planted 360…
Buffalo Ridge Orchard
Though Mary and Vernon Zahradnik raised livestock for decades, they always dreamed of direct marketing their products. Hence, they “retired” into apples, planting the first trees in their orchard in 2003 and racing to get veggies in…
Lopata Farms & Betty’s Fresh Produce
Rick Lopata of Lopata Farms says people who buy his sweet corn often tell him it’s the best they’ve ever had. But if those shoppers ever buy from his parents at…
Stout’s Market
It’s a busy time to be a Stout! Multigenerational southeastern Iowa farm Stout’s Market mainly deals in sweet corn, tomatoes, cantaloupe and watermelon– all of which are in abundance right about now. With 100+ acres in produce and 11…
Garden Oasis Farm
When COVID-19 first had people panic shopping and stockpiling meat earlier this year, farmer T.D. Hollub started getting emails. His farm’s current CSA customers were glad they had a secure source of food coming their way, and…
Wilson’s Orchard & Farm
For Wilson’s Orchard’s Paul Rasch, apples have always been a way of life. He grew up in the commercial apple business and Michigan, and today owns the Solon, Iowa orchard with his wife, Sara Goering. Rasch said the appeal of…
Friendly Farm
For Friendly Farm’s David Braverman, growing tomatoes is a lifetime labor of love. “I grew up growing heirloom tomatoes, actually,” the Iowa City farmer said. “As far as I recall, we have sold some kind of tomatoes my whole life.”
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