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U.S. consumers’ hunger for fresh, local and organic foods has fed a marketplace that’s so big, little guys are — once again — having to evolve and...
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If a farmer grows lettuce and a local school district wants to use it in the cafeteria, who chops it? It proves to be a more challenging question to…
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A weathered wooden shed that holds wheelbarrows, hoes and other basic tools is the beacon of the Student Organic Farm, a two-acre swath within the Iowa…
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California grows almost half the fruits and vegetables in the U.S. It’s also deep in drought and some farms are short on water. That may sound like a…
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The local food scene has exploded in recent years, which means there’s a lot more local produce on dinner tables. It also means that during the spring…
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Call it “peak farmers market.” Or maybe the plateau of “know your farmer.”After more than a decade of explosive growth in the local food economy, the most…
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It is officially springtime, although it’s hard to believe with the cold snowy weather we’ve been having. Today it’s Horticulture Day on Talk of Iowa!…