Harvest from the Heart of Iowa Farm Crawl

Date: 08/26/2012
Time: Noon-6 p.m.

Hosts:

7 Farms in the Marshalltown area

Locations included:

La Ventosa Ranch (Eugene and Carrie Meyer), Market Off Main (Christy Hibbs), Dusty Hill Farm (Larry and Lynn Pfantz), Appleberry Farm (Bob and Donna Atha), The Midwest Center for Sustainable Agriculture and the Marshalltown Community College Community Gardens

Contact: Sally Wilson at 641.751.2852; admin@harvestfromtheheartofiowa.us, Sally.Wilson@iavalley.edu

Description:

Harvest from the Heart of Iowa is a local food network that focuses on developing local food opportunities for both growers and consumers within a 30-mile radius of Marshalltown. This includes folks in Marshall, Tama, Poweshiek, Story and Grundy counties. This Farm Crawl is a chance for a slow, intimate visit at 7 farms in this area for the purpose of understanding food production and the farmers who work the land.

Topics:

· Diversified livestock production (including goat, poultry, beef cattle, hogs, peacock)

· Small livestock for petting

· New edible landscaping and permaculture projects at The Midwest Center for Sustainable Agriculture

· Emu production and emu value-added products

· Apple orchard and picking

· Small market specializing in locally grown/produced food

· Value-added products

· Thriving and growing CSA

Directions:

Find maps and directions at http://harvestfromtheheartofiowa.us

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Harvest from the Heart of Iowa Farm Crawl

Date: 08/26/2012 Time: Noon-6 p.m.

Date: 08/26/2012
Time: Noon-6 p.m.