Pop Pop, as he is affectionately known by his grandkids, moved to the Iowa City area in 2017. Having been a lifelong gardener and working on a family farm, Pop Pop desired to try small scale vegetable farming, just as his grandfather had done 100 years ago. He joined a group of diverse, enthusiast farmers […]
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Baladna
Baladna Farm is an organic, local, and fresh farm located at the Johnson County Historic Poor Farm. We grow a variety of different vegetables such Okra, Cucumber, Eggplant, Watermelon, Cantaloupe, Green Pepper, Hot Pepper, Radish, Arugula, Molokhia, Tomato and Lettuce. We don’t use chemical to spray, we use only organic spryer. […]
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 popular items especially through our Local Food Purchasing Assistance Program. Darius says that one of his favorite things about […]
Salt Fork Farms
For Salt Fork Farms’ Eric Menzel, studying small-scale food production in graduate school wasn’t enough; he wanted in on the action. So in addition to getting his master’s in sustainable agriculture, he got himself some hens. “Chickens are kind of the easiest thing to start doing,” he said. “You don’t really need to know a […]
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 producing organic sprouts, greens and field crops since 1998. About 15 years ago, with his own daughters in Iowa […]
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.” Braverman’s father started the farm in the late 1960s, and though David didn’t always expect […]
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 blueberry plants on her property outside of Swisher, Iowa. Sadly, none survived into the following […]