Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) is a growing model of direct-marketing for farmers growing diversified crops. As a consumer/fan of local food, however, you might have some questions about getting involved. Learn more about Community Supported Agriculture below, and be sure to check out Field to Family’s CSA Guide to explore CSA options in Iowa City, Cedar […]
When: Jan. 6, 1-2 p.m. How: Zoom webinar (please register!) The term “Community Supported Agriculture” or a “CSA” may sound a little mystifying. But getting fresh produce weekly during the growing season is easy to understand—and enjoy. That is the point of a CSA and its subscription-based model of local food distribution. The public can […]
Field to Family’s Food Hub program increased farm-to-school procurement 54% in 2020, connecting more students with more local food in an extremely challenging year. The Food Hub expands access to local foods by purchasing, aggregating, storing and delivering fresh, locally-grown food to southeast Iowa institutions, including schools. The Iowa City nonprofit attributes the growth largely […]
The Field to Family Farm Stands program has finished for 2020, after extending its season through November for the first time thanks to generous donations from Online Farmers Market customers. The program provides free produce, food samples and educational information to community members in Johnson County. Each month, the program visits 9-12 residential locations that […]
If you’ve been enjoying the Online Farmers Market yourself, why not share the joy of local food and farm products with your loved ones this holiday season? From stocking stuffers to gift sets and everything in between, our vendors have a wide variety of gift-ready products available for sale. We encourage you to use this […]
Winter is coming; it’s time to stock up. There may be only a few Online Farmers Markets left, but you can keep local food on the table all winter long if you start preparing now. Check out our tips below, and remember that spending more now not only gives our vendors a late-season boost, but […]
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. McAndrews and her partner, Bryant Mann, were wrapping up their second season at Trowel & […]
At this virtual meeting for farmers, we plan to share our visions for 2021 and listen and learn with you, our local producer-partners, to incorporate feedback from the farmer and producer community into our annual planning. At this meeting we will: Share our proposed plans for direct-to-consumer marketing. Listen to and address farmers’ questions, concerns […]
Here are some FAQs for current or potential vendors interested in participating in the 5-week, late-season, contact-free Online Farmers Market, a new endeavor of the Field to Family Food Hub. What kind of producers can participate in the Online Farmers Market? Vendors who participated in the Iowa City Online Market 2020 and food hub […]
The primary purpose of this meeting is to help prospective new Food Hub farmers learn more about our operation and assess their own “wholesale readiness.” This is a virtual event that will be held over Zoom. We would love to connect with producers of all kinds, from produce, eggs, meat and dairy, to grains, honey […]