Order Locally Grown Food for Your Household in Eastern Iowa
Eat local year-round and with the seasons. Field to Family offers a market to connect consumers with local farms and producers. At our market, you’ll find local and seasonal produce, meat, dairy, plant starts, and other food and farm products. We’re committed to making healthy, local food more widely available to our community.
Support local agriculture while getting many of the same foods you’d find at the grocery store—only fresher and locally sourced.
How Ordering Works
Online ordering opens every Sunday at 5PM and closes at noon on Tuesday for pickup or delivery on Thursday. To receive weekly updates before the next shopping period begins, make sure you’re registered as a customer. Vendors add new products and inventory to our site each week.
When the ordering period ends, vendors receive a list of the items sold and begin harvesting and preparing the order. Field to Family staff and volunteers then pack the orders for delivery. Many of these products are harvested within 24 hours of delivery.
Where to Pick Up Your Order
Orders can be picked up at Field to Family (1049 US Hwy 6 in Iowa City) in Iowa City’s South District. When you arrive, you’ll see signs that point you to the pickup location at the back of our building. Pull into the designated pickup area and one of our staff members will bring your order directly to your vehicle.
How to Get Your Order Delivered
Choose delivery when confirming your order. Select home delivery after logging in and let us know at checkout in the notes section what specific time between 4pm and 6pm you’d like it to arrive. Chomp charges a fee for delivery which is added to our service fee.
Important Information
We add a service fee to every order to help cover our costs for procurement, storage, packing, and distribution. However, if the service fee is the reason you choose not to order, please let us know, and we will remove it. No questions asked!
We accept SNAP and offer Double Up Food Bucks! You can buy meat, eggs, cheese, dairy, baked goods, honey, and garden herbs and plants with your SNAP EBT card! Double Up Food Bucks gives you $1 for every $1 spent on fresh fruits and veggies – up to $15. Learn more about the program by going to www.iowahealthieststate.com/double-up
Check that your Field to Family account card and contact information are updated. We use the phone number on file to let you know if there are any issues.
If you need help registering, confirming your order, or with ordering issues, contact us at [email protected] or 319.855.2649. If you need to leave a voicemail, we will be sure to call you.
How the Online Market Began
In May 2020, Field to Family started the Online Market in collaboration with the Iowa City Parks and Recreation Department. Both organizations value local vendors and producers and wanted to make it easier for the community to access locally grown, fresh produce and products. Together, we provided access to a contact-free market in response to the coronavirus pandemic for the duration of the regular Iowa City Farmers Market season. Field to Family continues to provide this accessible local market option.
I appreciate this service! The farmers market isn't an option for me for a few reasons so I love that I can get other local products with y'all!
Great program and service. Thanks for providing convenient and wholesome local options. Your dedication and hard work is appreciated.
I just ordered a new kind of leek, which I am excited about!
Support the Online Market
There are many ways you can support the Online Market. Volunteer your time, donate or lend tables and shelves, or make a monetary donation. Click the button below to learn more about how to lend your support.
Interested in Becoming a Vendor?
Field to Family is always looking for vendors that can provide specific products our customers are requesting. For more information, contact Jessica Fogarty at [email protected] or 319-855-2649.
Reasons Vendors Love the Online Market
• It’s a more convenient way to sell products. Growers can deliver to one location for online market customers and bring wholesale orders for schools at the same time.
• It helps eliminate wasted food and effort.
• It gives vendors greater access to customers.
• It frees up farmers and growers to do other work without needing to be at a physical location to sell their products.
• Collaborating with Field to Family through the online market creates opportunities for growers to access other opportunities that support building a stronger, community based food system.
