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Feed Iowa First has officially opened its new 17-acre site in partnership with Linn County Conservation at Wanatee Farm after moving out of its site at Dows Farm, which housed its Equitable Land Access program. Here’s what the nonprofit’s executive director had to say about the new site.
From pollinators to water quality, prairies provide benefits to Iowa. Landowners and organizations statewide are working to restore prairies.
As the COVID-19 pandemic has exacerbated food insecurity and Linn County families grapple with recovery from the 2020 derecho, Feed Iowa First expanded equitable access to land for farming as well as distribution of healthy food.
Get FREE Sweet Corn in Linn County in July Sweet corn season is here! If you've been looking for a good haul this summer, the end of July brings your chance to get it FREE. According to the Sustainable Iowa Land Trust (SILT) website, this crop of sweet corn is meant for the benefit of those most in need. Planted by the farmer and meant for the hungriest among us in Linn County, this corn must be picked when it’s ready – the last 10 days of July. Iowa's News Now says The Free Community Corn Harvest takes place at Dows Farm, 622 Dows Rd, in Cedar Rapids. The last ten days of July are the pr...