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Flavor Links
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We've been on the radio!
(check out June 21 show with Flavors & July 13-14 shows on local food in IA!)
(Listen to the July 22 show with Flavors! The trail map mentioned will be available soon for an August day vacation!)
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Upcoming Events
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Aug 3-7 Woodbury County Fair (Moville, IA)
Aug 11-21 Iowa State Fair (Des Moines, IA)
Aug 24 Food Preservation 101 (Sioux City, IA)
Aug 25 Food Preservation 101 (Onawa, IA)
Sept 15-17 3rd Annual Grassfed Exchange Cattle Conference (Norfolk, NE)
Sept 18 Loess Hills Culinary Tour (Sioux City, IA + Monona County)
Sept 30 PFI Cover Crop Field Day (Lyon County)
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Greetings!
What's in season? Find out! August 7-13 is National Farmers Market Week. There's sure to be some great finds at markets during this peak season such as:
Laura Kuennen Regional Food Coordinator |
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Loess Hills Culinary Tour September 18
 Experience "farm to fork" exploring locally grown culinary sensations from Loess Hills farms. Tour and taste your way through Kim Alexander's beef and pastured poultry farm near Smithland and Family Farms Produce vegetable farm near Castana. The flavors will culminate with a wine tasting and hog roast at Timber Ridge Winery. Entertainment and delicious samples will be provided throughout the day. Treat your taste buds to fresh Iowa foods by signing up today! Click here for more information and registration. Interested in volunteering or having your seasonal recipe featured? Join us Monday, Aug. 8, 6:30 p.m. at the Turin Community Center for a menu-planning meeting. Local food producers are especially encouraged to attend. Showcase your bounty with us! |
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Sioux City Farmers Market + Mondays
 Now you can get market produce 3X a week! Talk about FRESH! In response to customer requests, the market, located in the parking lot west of the Tyson Events Center at the intersection of Tri-View Avenue and Pearl Street, recently added a third day of operations. The market is now open from 4 to 8 p.m. on Mondays, through Sept. 26. The market will continue to operate from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Wednesdays and Saturdays.
www.farmersmarketsiouxcity.com |
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Summer Soup & Salsa Contest July 23
There was a small but delicious turnout for the contest at the Ida County Fair.
Leah Gobersen entered and won with her Zesty Salsa made with ingredients straight from her garden while Raymond Sample followed a close second in the People's Choice Award with his Ham & Potato Soup.
Get their recipes and others from the Sioux City Farmers Market and ISU Extension Spend Smart Eat Smart in our recipe section.
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Preserve the Taste of Summer
 Food Preservation 101: Want to learn about the fine art of canning and preserving fruits and vegetables? Get an update on the basics of canning, freezing and dehydrating foods for home preservation. - Wednesday, August 24, Two class options: Afternoon 1:30 - 3:00pm OR Evening 6:30 - 8:00pm
Woodbury County ISU Extension, 4301 Sergeant Road #209, Sioux City, IA. Call 712-276-2157 to reserve your spot for this FREE program. Pressure Canner Testing Available 8am - 4:30pm - Thursday, August 25, 6:30 - 8pm, Monona County ISU Extension Office, 119 Iowa Avenue, Onawa, IA Call 712.423.2175 to reserve your spot for this FREE program. Pressure Canner Testing Available noon - 6pm.
For more information on the workshops check the events calendar. Preserve the Taste of Summer: Learn more about food preservation by taking this ISU Extension course which includes online lessons and hands on workshops. Register here. |
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Save the Date: December 2, 2011
Tri-State Fruit and Vegetable Symposium, Sioux City, IA
This half-day symposium will provide commercial vegetable growers with a variety of training workshops in production and marketing topics.
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Sincerely,
Laura Kuennen
Regional Food Coordinator
Iowa State University Extension |
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