Recent RFSWG News

Food and Farm The Leopold Center is gathering information for a new Iowa Local Food and Farm Plan. Go to our Food and Farm Plan web page to take a survey. (Posted 7/20/10)

Four new working groups have joined. To learn more about them, and see the areas in Iowa they cover, vist the RFSWG Local Groups. (Posted 7/20/10)

A new book details how farmers can use cooperative marketing to best market their produce. Download Local Harvest: A Multifarm CSA Handbook for free here, or order print copies here. (Posted 4/28/10)

Two grant opportunities are available through the Iowa Department of Public Health. Eligible applicants are the local boards of health; however, regional food system work groups could partner with local boards of health on local food system projects (farm to institution, farm markets, etc.). Both applications are available here. (Posted 10/2/09)

Next RFSWG Meeting:

Date/Time:
October 1, 2010
12 noon - 3:00 p.m.

Location:
1875 Peach Ave.
Madrid Iowa

Click here [PDF] to download the agenda of the last meeting.