Linn County Based News Today

Feed Iowa First, a Linn County-based nonprofit, has launched its produce distribution for the 2023 season and will be bringing free produce to various locations across the county until late September.

Food banks and other food-based nonprofits are facing a crisis as inflation makes it harder to get food, and means more people are asking for food. At the same time, funding from Covid is disappearing and donations are decreasing.

Daffodils and tulips are expected to bloom in early to mid-April, with fruit trees flowering a few weeks later, an ISU Extension specialist said.