Squash-apple cheddar gratin

The Des Moines Register ran a story on squash yesterday. The story featured the very recipe I had just made with squash. I remember going to a potluck 10 years ago and tasting the squash-apple cheddar gratin Jan Libbey of One Step At a Time Garden recommended in the article. Jan had grown the squash, and she had prepared the dish specially for the potluck. I remember thinking: “Knowing farmers and eating food like this is why I moved back to my native state from the East Coast.”

Harvest time is a good time to recognize Jan and her husband, Tim Landgraf, and the many other Iowa farmers are helping us realize the vision of Practical Farmers of Iowa:
Food that is celebrated for its freshness and flavor…
Farms that are prized for their diversity, their wildlife and healthy soils…
Communities alive with diverse connections between farmers and nonfarmers…
Places where the working landscape, the fresh air and the clean water remind us of all that is good about Iowa.