Local Foods
We strive to foster strong communities based on diverse ties between farmers and non-farmers.
One of the strongest ties is purchasing food and farm products from local farms. Buying from local farms keeps money circulating in your community, and builds a more resilient food system.
If you are interested in purchasing food raised on PFI-member farms, the directory below can help you find farmers near you. Try the search bar to look for nearby cities or towns, or specific products.
Practical Farmers’ Local Food Directory
PFI Farmers Offering Local Foods
| Farm Name | Member Name | Cities Served | Products Available |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ebert Honey LLC | Adam Ebert, Phil Ebert | Central and Eastern Iowa | Honey, Value Added Products |
| Mustard Seed Community Farm | Alice McGary | Ames, Gilbert, Story City | Berries, Cut Flowers, Eggs, Herbs, Honey, Lamb, Nursery Plants, Orchard Fruits, Vegetables, Value Added Products |
| Carney Family Farms | Amber Miller, Bruce and Connie Carney | Central IA | Beef, Lamb, Pork |
| Fork Tail Farm | Amber Mohr and Jeremy Hall | Avoca, NE: Omaha | Vegetables, Chicken, Eggs |
| T-A Cattle Company | Amos and Tina Troester | Northeast Iowa with shipping to Midwest and Southern US. | Beef, Chicken, Value Added Products |
| Sandhill Farm | Andie Donnan & Ashley Neises | Dubuque; Platteville, WI; Sinsinawa, WI; Galena, IL | Herbs, Vegetables, Value Added Products |
| Friend's Flowers | Andrew & Naomi Friend | Central IA | Cut Flowers |
| Green Pasture Meats | Andrew Canfield | Waterloo, Cedar Falls, Waverly, Oelwein, Independence, and surrounding areas | Vegetables, Fruits, Eggs, Chicken |
| Lucky George Farm | Angela and Jason Johnson | Des Moines, Ames; MO: Kansas City | Pork, Beef, Mutton, Goat, Lamb, Chicken, Rabbit |
| Middle Fork Farm | Angela Smith | Rochester and surrounding areas | Berries, Herbs and Vegetables |
| Bountiful Harvest Farm | Angie Scharnhorst | Solon, Iowa City, North Liberty | Vegetables |
| Canoe Creek Produce | Barb Kraus | Decorah, Waukon, Calmar, West Union, Postville | Berries, Cut Flowers, Eggs, Goose, Herbs, Lamb, Mushrooms, Mutton, Orchard Fruits, Vegetables |
| Bode's Moonlight Gardens | Beany Bode and Joanne Roepke Bode | Algona, On-Farm Available | Vegetables |
| Edge of the Woods Raspberry Farm, llc | Beth McGeough | Indianola, IA (Warren County) and surrounding counties/cities | Berries, Honey, Orchard Fruits, Value Added Products |
| L4 Farms (shinn4farms@gmail.com) | Caleb and Jacqueline Shinn | Osceola | Pork, Beef |
| Trowel & Error Farm | Carly McAndrews and Bryant Mann | Cedar Rapids, Marion, Iowa City | Herbs, Vegetables |
| Local Harvest CSA/ Sundog Farm | Carmen and Maja Black | Solon, Iowa City, Cedar Rapids, North Liberty | Goat, Lamb, Vegetables |
| Bright Eagle Farm | Christine Engelbrecht | Ankeny, Polk City, Des Moines metro, Huxley, Ames | Chicken, Honey |
| Madsen Stock Farm (vcmadsen@iowatelecom.net) | Cindy and Vic Madsen | Ames, Des Moines | Beef, Berries, Chickens, Honey, Nuts, Pork |
| Rainbow Roots Farm | Corbin Scholz | Iowa City & Cedar Rapids | Vegetables |
| The Wildroost | Courtney Schut-Sandbulte | Boyden, Hull, Sioux Center, Orange City, Rock Valley | Beef, Chicken, Turkey, Value Added Products, Tallow |
| Griffieon Family Farm | Craig and LaVon Griffieon | Ankeny, Des Moines, Ames | Beef, Pork, Lamb, Chickens, Turkey, Eggs |
| Bridgewater Farm | Dale and Marcie Raasch | Des Moines area, CRESTON, Ankeny, Atlantic, Winterset | Beef, Berries, Chicken, Duck, Eggs, Orchard Fruits, Pork, Vegetables |
| One Farm | Danelle Myer | IA: Woodbine, Logan, Missouri Valley NE: Omaha | Vegetables, Value-Added Products |
| Apples on the Avenue Orchard | Darin Enderton | Wide Highway 218 corridor; Mason City to Waterloo | Eggs, Honey, Maple Syrup, Orchard Fruits, Vegetables, Value Added Products |
| Troublesome Creek Cattle Co. | Dave and Meg Schmidt | Des Moines, Omaha, Atlantic, Exira, Carroll, Adair, Anita, Guthrie Center, Panora, Kimballton | Beef, Eggs, Lamb |
| Timeless Prairie Orchard | David & Susan Differding | Independence, Cedar Rapids, Cedar Falls, Des Moines | Honey, Orchard Fruits, Value Added Products |
| Berry Patch LLC | Dean, Judy, Mike Henry | Ames, Nevada,Ankeny, Des Moines. Roland, Story City. Story count, Polk Co. | Berries, Honey, Maple Syrup, Orchard Fruits, Value Added Products |
| Rolling Acres Farm | Denise O'Brien and Larry Harris | IA: Atlantic, Avoca NE: Omaha | Vegetables, Cut Flowers, Nursery Plants |
| Morning Glory LLC | Donna Warhover | Mt. Vernon, Cedar Rapids, Iowa City | Vegetables |
| FarmTable Procurement and Delivery | Ellen Walsh-Rosmann and Daniel Rosmann | Omaha, Des Moines, Harlan, Council Bluffs | Beef, Berries, Chicken, Dairy, Dried Beans, Duck, Eggs, Herbs, Honey, Lamb, Maple Syrup, Mushrooms, Orchard Fruits, Popcorn, Pork, Turkey, Vegetables, Value Added Products |
| Rhubarb Botanicals | Emma Barber | Cedar Rapids, Iowa City, Nationwide | Cut Flowers, Herbs, Lamb, Nursery Plants, Vegetables, Value Added Products |
| Yellow Table Farm | Eric Jensen | Waverly, Tripoli, sumner, Cedar Falls and Waterloo | Eggs, Lamb, Vegetables |
| Patchwork Green Farm | Erik Sessions | Decorah | Cut Flowers, Herbs, Popcorn, Vegetables |
| Sweet Season Farm | Ethan Zierke | Decorah, Postville, Cresco, Calmar | Herbs, Vegetables, Value Added Products |
| Circle 6 Farm and Ranch (Sangwinlaura@gmail.com) | Greg and Laura Sangwin | Northwest Iowa | Eggs |
| Medicine Creek Farm | Hannah Bernhardt & Jason Misik | Twin Cities Metro and Duluth, MN | Beef, Lamb, Pork |
| Humble Hands Harvest | Hannah Breckbill, Emily Fagan | Decorah, IA Spring Grove, MN | Lamb, Pork, Vegetables |
| Minerva’s Meadow | Hannah Scates Kettler | Ames, State Center, Nevada, Marshalltown, Des Moines metro | Cut Flowers, Honey, Essential oils, fresh and dried herbs |
| Raccoon Forks Farm | Harriet Dickey-Chasins | Des Moines, West Des Moines, Urbandale, Adel, Ames, and Perry | Eggs, Vegetables, Chicken, Goat, Mutton, Lamb |
| McGreal Family Farm | Jacob McGreal | Farmers' market in Dubuque and mostly NE Iowa but we also serve customers in Illinois and Wisconsin and we are close to being ready to ship our beef. | Beef, Eggs, Maple Syrup, Pork, Value Added Products |
| One Step at a Time Gardens | Jan Libbey & Tim Landgraf | Belmond, Clarion, Clear Lake, Garner, Forest City, Hampton, Mason City, Sheffield - through production for North Iowa Fresh Bounty Box program. | Vegetables |
| Wild Rose Pastures | Janice and Ryan Marquardt | Ames, Des Moines, Pella, Adel | Chicken, Turkey, Beef, Eggs |
| Hansen's Dairy | Jay and Jeanne Hansen | Hudson, Waterloo, Cedar Falls, Waverly, Grundy Center, Cedar Rapids, Iowa City | Beef, Dairy |
| Daystar Harvest | Jennie Erwin | Des Moines, Boone | Vegetables |
| Butcher Crick Farms | Jennie Smith | Des Moines area | Vegetables |
| Valley Chestnuts | Jeff Allen | Nationwide | Nursery Plants, Nuts, Value-Added Products, Fresh Chestnuts and Chestnut seedlings |
| Ridge Road Farms | Jeff Allen | Nationwide | Nursery Plants, Orchard Fruits, Berries, Value Added Products, Elderberries, Elderflowers, Juice and Elderberry Cuttings |
| Blue Gate Farm | Jill Beebout | Knoxville, Des Moines | Berries, Cut Flowers, Eggs, Herbs, Mushrooms, Orchard Fruits, Popcorn, Vegetables, Value Added Products |
| Pastures A Plenty Farm | Jim and LeeAnn Van Der Pol - Josh, Cindy, Jake, Andrew and Kirsten Van Der Pol | MN: Minneapolis, St. Paul. Duluth, Grand Marais | Beef, Pork, Chicken, Eggs |
| Prairie Roots Farm | Jim and Louise Zaffiro | Pella | Vegetables, Berries |
| Tipperary-Kerry Farms (tkfarms@prtel.com) | J.L Meagher | Elbow Lake, Fergus Falls, and surrounds in Minnesota | Beef, Eggs, Vegetables |
| Onion Creek Farm | Joe Lynch and Lonna Nachtigal | Ames | Maple Syrup, Vegetables |
| McCabe Family Farms | Joe or Amanda McCabe | Rochester, Winona, Decorah, SE Minnesota and NE Iowa | Beef, Chicken, Duck, Eggs, Pork |
| The Cornucopia | John and Janna Wesselius | Sioux City, Orange City, Sioux Center, LeMars | Chicken, Eggs, Herbs, Vegetables |
| Gibralter Farms | John and Sarah Gilbert | Iowa Falls, Ames, Des Moines | Beef, Pork |
| Middle Way Farm | Jordan Scheibel | Ames, Grinnell,Newton, Marshalltown | Vegetables, Berries, Herbs, Cut Flowers |
| Koenigs' Acres | Karen Koenig | Hampton, Iowa Falls | Chicken, Eggs, Herbs, Honey, Nuts, Orchard Fruits, Vegetables, Value Added Products |
| Rose Farm | Karri Rose | Des Moines area | Cut Flowers, Herbs, Honey |
| Wild Woods Farm | Kate Edwards | Iowa City, Solon | Vegetables |
| Okoboji Organics | Kate Mendenhall | Spirit Lake, Okoboji, Arnolds Park, Milford (Dickinson County) | Pork, Chicken, Turkey |
| Root to Rise Farm (roottorisefarmer@gmail.com) | Kate Solko | Ames | Vegetables |
| Red Fern Farm | Kathy E Dice and Tom Wahl | Muscatine, Burlington, Iowa City, Cedar Rapids, Des Moines, Waterloo, and more | Berries, Lamb, Nursery Plants, Nuts, Orchard Fruits |
| Adolphs Produce and Bakery (cadolphs@yahoo.com) | Ken and Carolyn Adolphs | Waterloo, Cedar Falls | Herbs, Vegetables, Orchard Fruits, Nuts, Value Added Products, Cut Flowers |
| Choquette (kenchoquette@gmail.com) | Ken Choquette | Des Moines | Popcorn |
| Blueberry Bottom | Kim Andersen | Brighton | Berries |
| Uncle G's Farm | Kristten and Garin Buttermore | Des Moines metro, Ames, Boone County, | Chicken, Pork |
| Abbe Hills Farm | Laura Krouse | Cedar Rapids, Marion, Mt. Vernon, Lisbon | Eggs, Vegetables |
| Lee's Greens | Lee Matteson | Colo, Ames, Nevada, Des Moines | Berries, Cut Flowers, Herbs, Nursery Plants, Orchard Fruits, Vegetables |
| Heartland Fresh Family Farm | Leslie and Mark Hulsebus | Ames, Des Moines, Cedar Rapids, Iowa City, Coralville, Mt. Pleasant, Burlington, Ft. Madison, Keokuk, Donnellson | Beef, Pork, Chicken |
| Meristem Farm and Nursery | Lucena Morse and Tom Lundahl | NE: Papillion | Berries, Nursery Plants, Value-Added Products |
| Woodside Acres | Mallory & Charles DeVries | Charles City, Greene, Nashua, New Hampton | Chicken, Cut Flowers, Eggs, Herbs, Mushrooms, Vegetables |
| Buffalo Ridge Orchard | Marcus & Emma Johnson | Central City, Center Point, Hiawatha, Palo, Marion, Cedar Rapids, Mount Vernon, Solon, Coralville, North Liberty, and Iowa City | Cut Flowers, Dried Beans, Herbs, Mushrooms, Nursery Plants, Orchard Fruits, Vegetables, Value Added Products |
| Luna Valley Farm | Maren and Tom Beard | Decorah | Beef, Pork, Lamb |
| Storm Dancer Farm, LLC | Margaret and Eric Chamas | Kansas City region, MO | Beef, Chicken, Dairy, Eggs, Goat, Lamb, Rabbit, Turkey |
| Black Earth Gardens (blackearthgardens@gmail.com) | Mari Hunt Wassink | Cedar Rapids, Iowa City | Berries, Herbs, Vegetables |
| Farm Sweet Farm | Maria Rosmann | Harlan | Beef, Eggs, Popcorn, Pork |
| The Berry Basket Farm | Mark and Kristina Gingerich | Iowa City, Coralville, North Liberty, Tiffin, Kalona, Oxford | Berries |
| Hawkeye Buffalo and Cattle Ranch | Martha McFarland | Decorah Waterloo Cedar Rapids Des Moines | Beef, Bison |
| Schnickers Specialties | Martin and Mary Schnicker | Mount Pleasant, Henry County | Vegetables, Berries |
| Kroul Farm | Matt Kroul | Mt. Vernon, Coralville | Vegetables, Cut Flowers, Eggs |
| White Barn Acres, LLC | Matt Tentis | Rochester, MN, Winona, MN, Decorah, IA, SE MN Region | Beef |
| GoodEetens Produce Farm | Michael or Darla Eeten | Sheldon, Everly, Arnold's Park (and areas surrounding) | Berries, Cut Flowers, Herbs, Honey, Maple Syrup, Vegetables, Value Added Products |
| Long Creek Pastures | Michael Vittetoe | Southeast Iowa | Beef |
| Osage Clydesdales & Stock Farm | Michelle Janssen | Mitchell County | Beef |
| Knob Hill Farm | Mike & Janine Robertson | Webster City, Story City, Ames, Huxley | Eggs, Pork and Vegetables |
| Salama Greenhouse and Floral | Mike Salama | Boone, Ames, Ankeny Des Moines | Vegetables, Nursery Plants, Cut Flowers |
| Echollective Farm | Molly Schintler and Derek Roller | Iowa City Area & Cedar Rapids Area | Cut Flowers, Herbs, Mushrooms, Nursery Plants, Vegetables |
| Sweet Tooth Farm | Monika Owczarski | Des Moines | Vegetables, Berries |
| Mogo Farms | Morgan Hoenig | Mt. Pleasant, Iowa City, Burlington | Cut Flowers, Herbs, Nursery Plants, Vegetables, Value Added Products |
| Turkey River Farm & Greenhouse | Natasha Hegmann & Peter Kerns | Elkader, Guttenberg, Garnavillo, McGregor, Marquette, Strawberry Point, Manchester, | Mushrooms, Nursery Plants, Pork, Turkey, Vegetables |
| West Fork Farmstead | Natasha Wilson, Nancy Wilson | Iowa City, Coralville, North Liberty, Tiffin, Solon, Wellman, Washington, Kalona, West Chester, Mt. Pleasant | Beef, Chicken, Eggs, Goat, Honey, Pork |
| Brun Ko Farm | Nathan and Emily Paulsen | Avoca, Atlantic, Elk Horn | Vegetables, Beef, Pork, Lamb, Honey |
| Red Granite Farm | Nicole Jonas | Central Iowa | Eggs, Herbs, Honey, Nursery Plants, Vegetables |
| Josselyn Acres | Nicole Josselyn | Henderson, Iowa and surrounding area in southwest Iowa | Beef, Chicken, Eggs, Lamb, Value Added Products, Traditionally Fermented Sauerkraut |
| Ridgeview Farm | Ray Bures | Cedar Rapids, Ely, Solon, Mt Vernon,Swisher , Sueyville | Beef, Honey, Vegetables |
| Genuine Faux Farm | Rob and Tammy Faux | Cedar Falls, Waterloo, Waverly, Tripoli | Eggs, Chickens, Turkeys, Ducks, Vegetables |
| Rosmann Family Farms | Ron and Maria Rosmann | Harlan (Farm Sweet Farm on-farm store), Ames, Des Moines | Beef, Pork, Popcorn |
| Prairie Sky Farm | Sara & Bob Pearson | Algona, Clear Lake & surrounding communities | Beef |
| Over the Moon Farm & Flowers LLC | Shae Pesek and Anna Hankins | Delaware, Linn, and Johnson County | Pork, Beef, Chicken, Vegetables, Eggs, Cut Flowers |
| Firefly Ranch | Shawn Reilly | Montezuma and Grinnell area | Beef (grassfed/finished) |
| Tosche Supply Co. | Stacy Wistock | West Des Moines, Winterset | Eggs, Herbs, Nursery Plants, Vegetables |
| Trinity Farms | Steve and Michelle Cassabaum | Nevada, Ames, Des Moines | Beef, Pork, Lamb |
| Hall's Orchard | Steve Carlson | Ames, Madrid, Slater, Huxley, Sheldahl, Polk City | Orchard Fruits, Value Added Products |
| Twisted River Farm | Steve Strasheim | Osage, Mitchell, Mason City, Clear Lake, St. Ansgar, Northwood, Nora Springs | Cut Flowers, Herbs and Vegetables |
| Resilient Farms | Steve Turman and Margaret McQuown | Red Oak, IA; Stanton, IA | Berries, Herbs, Vegetables, Value Added Products |
| Triple Creek Farms | Steven & Alaina Imhoff | Burlington, Sperry, Mediapolis, Kingston, Mount Pleasant | Chicken, Pork, Beef, Eggs, Vegetables, Herbs |
| Zing N Berry Farm LLC | Steven Kofmehl | Adel | Berries |
| small frye farm | Susan Frye | Iowa City, On-Farm Maysville | Cut Flowers, Nursery Plants |
| Lucky Star Farm | Susan Young | Iowa City, Johnson County | Eggs, Turkey, Value Added Products |
| Iowana Farm | Terry Troxel | IA:Crescent, Council Bluffs NE: Omaha, Bellevue | Vegetables, Berries, |
| The Wallace Centers of Iowa | The Wallace Centers of Iowa | Orient | Vegetables, Berries, Orchard Fruits |
| Ohio Till Farmstead LLC | Timothy Schacht | Columbus Ohio and surrounding areas | Popcorn |
| Eberhardt Eggs | Theresa Eberhardt | Elkader and surrounding communities in Clayton County | Chicken, Eggs |
| Arnold's Farm | Tom and Jessica Arnold | IA: Dubuque, Clinton, Quad Cities IL: Galena, Freeport, Rockford | Beef, Pork, Chicken, Turkey |
| New Family Farm | Tony Thompson | Des Moines, Ankeny, Bondurant, Johnston, Polk City,Elkhart | Vegetables |
| Jóia Food Farm | Wendy Johnson | Located in Charles City, Iowa. Shipping to all of Iowa, parts of MN, SD, WI, IL, NE and MO | Beef, Bison, Chicken, Duck, Eggs, Honey, Lamb, Maple Syrup, Mutton, Pork, Turkey, Vegetables, Value Added Products |
| Jupiter Ridge Farm | William Lorentzen, Adrian White | Dyersville, Dubuque (and surrounding areas), Peosta, Colesburg, Garber/Elkport, Guttenberg, Elkader, Cedar Rapids (and surrounding areas), Marion, Hiawatha | Herbs, Mushrooms, Nursery Plants, Vegetables |
| Rehoboth Family Farms | Zac and Violet Ahrenholtz | Denison, Carroll, Harlan, Crawford County | Chicken, Eggs |
Want to add your farm to PFI’s Local Foods Directory? Please become a member and complete this form.
PFI Member Organizations & Businesses Offering Local Foods
| Business or Organization | Locations Served | Products/Services Available |
|---|---|---|
| Farm to Folk | Ames | Online Ordering, Local Only |
| Wheatsfield Co-op | Ames (Retail Store) | Full grocery |
| La Quercia | Norwalk (Retail Store) | Charcuterie |
| Milk and Honey | Harlan | Restaurant |
| FarmTable Procurement and Delivery | Statewide | Delivery Service, Wholesale |
| Iowa Food Hub | North and Eastern Iowa | Delivery Service, Wholesale |
| Story City Locker | Story City (Retail Store) Shipping Available | Custom processing, Retail, Meat Cuts and Charcuterie |
| Prudent Produce | Greater Des Moines | Delivery Service |
| Iowa Food Cooperative | Central Iowa (pick up sites in Albia, Ankeny, Ames, Des Moines, Indianola, Pleasant Hill, Osceola, Panora, and West Des Moines) | Online Farmers Market |
Want to be added to this directory? Please join at the Organization Member level and email emma.liddle@practicalfarmers.org.
Local Foods Purchasing Assistance Program — Now Open!
Along with our partner organizations, PFI is pleased to announce that the Iowa Local Foods Purchasing Assistance Program is now open for farmers and vendors!
The Iowa Local Foods Purchasing Assistance Program will buy local food from Iowa’s producers for distribution to Iowans in under-resourced communities.
If you produce local food in Iowa and are interested in selling your raw agricultural products or value-added products into the Iowa LFPA program, submit this producer registration form to receive more information on becoming an LFPA vendor. All local food farmers are encouraged to apply, including beginning farmers, smaller-scale producers, and farmers who primarily distribute through CSAs or share boxes.
Products eligible for sale to the Iowa LFPA include: produce, grains, legumes, dairy, meat, mushrooms, eggs, honey, maple syrup, and value added products containing at least 51% locally-produced raw product. Products must be produced within the state of Iowa or in the immediate bordering counties to be eligible for sale into LFPA.
Registration should take about 15 minutes; please have any relevant licenses, food safety certificates, and W9 forms available as you complete the form.
Questions? Contact Kayla Koether at (515) 232-5661 or kayla.koether@practicalfarmers.org.
Other Local Food Resources
- Local Harvest
- Iowa Farmers Market Directory
- Iowa State University’s Iowa CSA Directory
- ISU Extension and Outreach Farm, Food and Enteprise Development
- Iowa Regional Food System Working Group – main page (RFSWG)
- Eat Fresh SE Iowa (RFSWG organization)
- Field to Family Regional Community Food Coalition (East Central) (RFSWG organization)
- Prairie Rivers of Iowa and ISU Extension (Central) (RFSWG organization)
- Flavors of Northwest Iowa (RFSWG organization)
- Northeast Iowa Food and Farm Coalition (RFSWG organization)
- Northern Iowa Food and Farm Partnership… RFSWG Region 9… (RFSWG organization)
- Southwest Iowa Food and Farm Initiative (RFSWG organization)
- Southern Iowa Local Foods Initiative (RFSWG organization)
- Produce with a Purpose (Wapello County) (RFSWG organization)
- Dubuque Eats Well (RFSWG organization)
- Healthy Harvest of North Iowa (RFSWG organization)
- Eat Greater Des Moines (RFSWG organization)
- Jasper County Regional Food System Working Group (RFSWG organization)
- Iowa meat processing plants (IDALS)
Contact Information
For more information about local foods: contact Liz Kolbe at liz.kolbe@practicalfarmers.org.