Iowa City-based non-profit is on a mission to provide increased access to healthy, local food for people in Johnson County and Eastern Iowa

November 1st, 2023 – Nestled in Iowa City’s Southside Market alongside fellow non-profit leaders, Table to Table and CommUnity, sits Field to Family, a growing organization that is having an impact well beyond its understated office space.

It’s here where Executive Director Michelle Kenyon and her staff run a non-profit that is on a mission to increase access to and education around healthy and local food.

“Many people don’t realize it when they drive by, but we are operating a comprehensive regional food hub and online market,” Kenyon said. “It’s our passion, and we believe it’s a gamechanger for Johnson County and Eastern Iowa.” Read more.

Update: This event is sold out. Join us for a Harvest Dinner on November 1st at Wilson’s Ciderhouse and Venue. Celebrate the season’s bounty with a meal sourced with local foods grown by skilled and dedicated local producers and prepared by an award winning chef Matt Steigerwald and his trusted team of culinary professionals. Tickets can be purchased here until 10/26 or when sold out. The menu is posted and includes a vegan option. For those who can’t attend, you can provide a donation at the ticket link as well as our website. The event features a silent auction with proceeds going to Field to Family’s work to operate a local food hub and market, expand access to local foods and provide food system education.

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Choose fresh & local foods from farmers & market vendors through Field to Family’s online platform in English, French, Spanish, Chinese, Arabic or Swahili. 

Learn more here. 

After three years of growth, Field to Family is playing a pivotal role in the growth of the supply and demand of local foods in Iowa through strong partnerships with local farmers, schools, other key state, public institutions. New USDA funding streams that are meant to empower community food systems are directed towards food hubs, including Field to Family, with funds provided to increase local for school lunch, reduce food insecurity and support systematically disadvantaged farmers.  Through strong relationships with local farmers, food hubs offer an alternative to distributors that rely on cheap labor, transnational distribution, food waste, high soil inputs and environmental issues that negatively impact our water, soil and air. Read More: Click Learn More. 

Field to Family moved their warehouse and operations at the end of last year into a larger space, allowing the organization to substantially grow its food storage capacity! We couldn’t have done this without the help from ACT, Lifeson Moving, Russ Duccini from CommUnity! Lifeson Moving helped us move out of our Capitol Street space as well as the temporary space Johnson County allowed us to use on Clinton Street. ACT provided us with office furniture, cabinets, carpet, meeting room tables and a large media cart! We can’t wait to show off our new digs, share more about our work- successes, challenges, reconnect with old friends and partners + meet all of you!

Join us on Monday, September 26 from 4:00 PM to 7:00 PM at our office and warehouse at 1051 US HWY 6, Iowa City, IA 52240. We are located in Pepperwood Plaza in the South District of Iowa City!

 Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig awarded Field to Family a 2022 Ag Leadership Award. During his announcement, he says that “Over the 10 years of the Iowa Agriculture Leader Awards, we have recognized people and organizations that are making a difference for our farmers and rural communities,” said Secretary Naig. “I am proud to continue that tradition this year by recognizing outstanding leaders who champion conservation, build new markets for Iowa products and engage the next generation of agriculture leaders.”