At Garden Oasis Farm we believe that everyone should have access to safe, healthy, and affordable food from within their own community. Putting people before profits, we hope to be a part of a much bigger food movement that educates and empowers people about the power of local and sustainably grown food. Started in 2013 […]
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Buffalo Ridge Orchard
Buffalo Ridge Orchard (BRO) was started with the planting of its first apple tree in 2003. This planting began the transition of a traditional 80-acre livestock & row crop farm to one that supplies healthy local produce. It is BRO’s goal to supply high quality vegetables, apples, and pears to our community responsibly & sustainably. […]
Pop Pop’s Garden
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 […]
Over the Moon
Over the Moon is a direct to consumer farm located in Delaware County, Iowa. The farm is co-owned by Shae and Anna Pesek. Over the Moon pasture raises chicken, turkey, and duck, as well as farrow to finish berkshire pork and grows seasonal cut flowers. Both Shae and Anna like getting connected with other small […]
Beyond Wholesale: Exploring Direct to Consumer Producer Partnerships
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 […]
Late-Season Online Market Vendor F.A.Q.
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 […]
Virtual Wholesale Food Hub Producer Planning Meeting
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 […]