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Flavor Links
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Upcoming Events
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June 2 "Storm Lake Farmers' Market" opening
June 4 "Marketing Your Product" South Sioux City Community Gardens
June 9 "Taste of Storm Lake" Storm Lake Farmers' Market dinner
June 15 "Quimby Farmers' Market" opening
June 18 "Storm Lake Farmers Market" opening date
June 23 "Rhubarb Festival" Blue Mountain, Orange City
June 28-29 "National Rural Assembly" St. Paul, MN
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Greetings!
My new favorite idea is to bring my vegetables from the farmers' market to work. Radishes, in particular, make the perfect break snack--they're so zippy!
My other new favorite idea is to eat dinner, but this is neither new nor favorite. It is traditional and essential. Let's gather around our tables and sit down to the very best fresh meals that the Northwest Iowa bounty provides! Read about a special dinner in Sioux City below.
Laura Kuennen |
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30Project Dinner Feeds Food System Visions...
Sioux City was the fourth location in the United States to host 30Project, a unique nonprofit based out of New York City that brings food system stakeholders to dinners across the country to talk about visions for building a truly healthy and sustainable global food system.
With most all ingredients either organic or locally produced, the Sioux City dinner was a testament to the toasts that each guest made to their vision for better food. View a slideshow of the dinner to learn more. |
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A Taste of Storm Lake, Famers' Market Style
 How does an Italian marinated flank steak in bourbon demi glace, herb crusted pork loin stuffed with rosemary dressing, garlic roasted mashed potatoes, spring asparagus with peppered bacon and caramelized almonds, and flaming strawberries over rhubarb shortbread sound? Probably not like your average fundraising dinner! But this is farmers market style--with as many ingredients grown locally as possible. Plan to wet your appetite June 9, 5:00-7:00 pm at the Chautauqua Park shelter house in Storm Lake next Thursday. $8, first come first serve. |
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Local Food Website Available
Explore the online community for anyone hungry for homegrown! We have tools for farmers, tidbits for eaters, maps and guides, galleries, recipes, food system research and much more. And don't forget to share the page with your friends on Facebook and Twitter!
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Iowa Produce Website Available
Commercial fruit and vegetable growers will find information and resources ranging from crop production practices, updates on the latest ISU research, production budgets, food safety guidelines, and many other helpful pieces of information. You can find links to other ISU pages such as the Plant and Insect Diagnostic Clinic, the Soil and Plant Analysis Lab, and the Department of Horticulture.
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Check the website and calendar often to learn more about upcoming events happening in the region in June.
Sincerely,
Laura Kuennen
Regional Food Coordinator
Iowa State University Extension |
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