<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:sy="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/syndication/" xmlns:slash="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/slash/" > <channel> <title>customers Archives - Field to Family</title> <atom:link href="https://fieldtofamily.org/tag/customers/feed/" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" /> <link></link> <description>Your Local Food Hub & Market</description> <lastBuildDate>Thu, 11 Jun 2020 19:39:27 +0000</lastBuildDate> <language>en-US</language> <sy:updatePeriod> hourly </sy:updatePeriod> <sy:updateFrequency> 1 </sy:updateFrequency> <generator>https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.1</generator> <image> <url>https://fieldtofamily.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/FTF-Icon-Green-1-150x150.png</url> <title>customers Archives - Field to Family</title> <link></link> <width>32</width> <height>32</height> </image> <item> <title>Field to Family Food Hub Marks One Year of Operations</title> <link>https://fieldtofamily.org/hub-anniversary/</link> <comments>https://fieldtofamily.org/hub-anniversary/#respond</comments> <dc:creator><![CDATA[Julia Poska]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Thu, 11 Jun 2020 19:39:27 +0000</pubDate> <category><![CDATA[hub]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Uncategorized]]></category> <category><![CDATA[update]]></category> <category><![CDATA[access]]></category> <category><![CDATA[anniversary]]></category> <category><![CDATA[customers]]></category> <category><![CDATA[farmers]]></category> <category><![CDATA[food hub]]></category> <category><![CDATA[iowa city]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Iowa city Community school district]]></category> <category><![CDATA[johnson county]]></category> <category><![CDATA[sustainability]]></category> <category><![CDATA[thank you]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">https://fieldtofamily.org/?p=2039</guid> <description><![CDATA[<p>Field to Family’s Food Hub has reached its one year milestone, completing its first full year procuring locally grown produce for wholesale customers in Johnson County and beyond. We owe the hub’s success to farmers’ commitment to producing high-quality food with sustainable practices; our customers’ desire to serve healthy, local food; and the deep commitment [...]</p> <p><a class="btn btn-secondary understrap-read-more-link" href="https://fieldtofamily.org/hub-anniversary/">Read More...</a></p> <p>The post <a href="https://fieldtofamily.org/hub-anniversary/">Field to Family Food Hub Marks One Year of Operations</a> appeared first on <a href="https://fieldtofamily.org">Field to Family </a>.</p> ]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><img fetchpriority="high" decoding="async" class="wp-image-2060 alignleft" src="https://dne.lgu.mybluehost.me/.website_fc07fb88/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/Hub-Anniversary-Infographic.png" alt="" width="399" height="998" srcset="https://fieldtofamily.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/Hub-Anniversary-Infographic.png 800w, https://fieldtofamily.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/Hub-Anniversary-Infographic-120x300.png 120w, https://fieldtofamily.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/Hub-Anniversary-Infographic-410x1024.png 410w, https://fieldtofamily.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/Hub-Anniversary-Infographic-768x1920.png 768w, https://fieldtofamily.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/Hub-Anniversary-Infographic-614x1536.png 614w" sizes="(max-width: 399px) 100vw, 399px" /><span style="font-weight: 400;"><a href="https://dne.lgu.mybluehost.me/.website_fc07fb88/food-hub/">Field to Family’s Food Hub</a> has reached its one year milestone, completing its first full year procuring locally grown produce for wholesale customers in Johnson County and beyond. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">We owe the hub’s success to farmers’ commitment to producing high-quality food with sustainable practices; our customers’ desire to serve healthy, local food; and the deep commitment of our supporters. The Johnson County Board of Supervisors, the City of Iowa City and many other community advisors have been vital partners in addressing the need to build and maintain a local food system that enhances our community’s economic, environmental and community health. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“Community support for this program has allowed us to significantly increase access to local foods in our region, at institutions where many of our community members eat everyday,” said Michelle Kenyon, Director of Field to Family. “As demand for locally sourced food grows alongside the need for greater food security, our work becomes increasingly essential.”</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The Food Hub is a program of Field to Family that expands access to local foods by purchasing, aggregating, storing, marketing and delivering fresh, safe, locally-grown food to regional institutions. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">In its first year of operation, the hub connected 23 small-scale farmers with 30 institutional buyers and local businesses. These mutually-beneficial transactions put healthy, sustainably-grown produce on local tables while providing another market to help small producers sustain and grow their businesses.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;"> </span><span style="font-weight: 400;">Participating farmers and customers recognize that every person deserves access to fresh produce and healthy options, no matter where they live, work or eat. University students and schoolchildren, as well as food pantry patrons, hospital patients, nursing home residents and restaurant diners have enjoyed local produce from the hub.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The Iowa City Community School District, a partner of Field to Family for over a decade, was the hub’s biggest client in its first year. Community investment in the hub allowed Field to Family to increase and meet the district’s demand for locally-procured products in the 2019-2020 school year. Students enjoying “Local for Lunch” gained not only peak nutritional value from products like apples, yogurt and zucchini, but a more personal connection with Iowa food and farmers. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">In recent months, Field to Family pivoted its programming to adapt and address challenges created by the COVID-19 pandemic. In April and May, we addressed a sudden and immediate produce shortage at food pantries by reassigning funding for our Farm Stand program to provide locally-source fresh foods. In addition, we began a partnership with the City of Iowa City Parks and Recreation Department to offer direct-to-consumer sales via an Online Farmers Market. The hub’s infrastructure, online sales platform and expertise have greatly aided the new program’s ability to safely support vendors and customers during this challenging time. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">As the growing season ramps up and customer demand swells with the start of the school year, restaurant reopenings and produce-packed summer menus, Field to Family looks forward to deepening its partnerships with producers and purchasers alike. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“Our customers share our commitment to investing in local farmers and serving up the freshest seasonal products Iowa has to offer,” said Giselle Bruskewitz, Field to Family’s Food Hub Manager. “We are so excited for another year of growth and partnership, to continue to strengthen our local food system and to celebrate the hard work our producers do everyday to care for their workers, our environment and our community.” </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Thank you again to all who have supported the hub in its first year and who will continue to encourage its success in 2020 and beyond. </span></p> <p style="text-align: center;"><strong>FARMER PARTNERS</strong></p> <p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">All Seasons Harvest</span></p> <p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Anything But Green Gardens</span></p> <p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Bountiful Harvest CSA</span></p> <p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Bringman Family Farms </span></p> <p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Buffalo Ridge Orchard</span></p> <p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Country View Dairy</span></p> <p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Echollective Farm</span></p> <p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Flint Ridge Organic Produce</span></p> <p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Friendly Farm</span></p> <p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Garden Oasis Farm LLC</span></p> <p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Green Share CSA</span></p> <p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Grimm Family Farm </span></p> <p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Grinnell Heritage Farm </span></p> <p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Iowa Grown Market</span></p> <p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Kirkwood Sun Country Produce </span></p> <p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Northern Ridge Farm</span></p> <p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Organic Greens LLC</span></p> <p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Rainbow Roots Farm</span></p> <p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Red Earth Gardens </span></p> <p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Salt Fork Farms</span></p> <p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Stout’s Market</span></p> <p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Trowel & Error Farm</span></p> <p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Wilson’s Orchard</span></p> <p style="text-align: center;"> <p>The post <a href="https://fieldtofamily.org/hub-anniversary/">Field to Family Food Hub Marks One Year of Operations</a> appeared first on <a href="https://fieldtofamily.org">Field to Family </a>.</p> ]]></content:encoded> <wfw:commentRss>https://fieldtofamily.org/hub-anniversary/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> </channel> </rss>