The first weekend in March felt like winter, but spring is definitely within reach as residents of the Iowa City-Cedar Rapids Corridor began planting seeds indoors, visited farmers markets and celebrated locally made maple syrup. If you have photos from this weekend or others you’d like to share, post them on the Homegrown Facebook page.
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Whitney Schreder of Mount Vernon watches her daughter, Kaylie, 6, plant herb seeds Saturday, March 2, 2013, during the Mount Vernon Gardening and Local Foods Education Day. (photo/Cindy Hadish)
The Mount Vernon Farmers Market, shown Saturday, March 2, 2013, offers local produce, baked goods, jams, jellies, wine and more, twice monthly during the winter at the First Street Community Center. (photo/Cindy Hadish)
Dillon Pape, a freshman at Cornell College, plants seeds March 2, 2013, during the Mount Vernon Gardening and Local Foods Education Day at the First Street Community Center. (photo/Cindy Hadish)
Leeks, beets and other locally grown produce was sold during the winter farmers market in Mount Vernon, Iowa, on Saturday, March 2, 2013. (photo/Cindy Hadish)
Musicians entertained the crowd as the Indian Creek Nature Center in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, marked its 30th Maple Syrup Festival. (photo/Cindy Hadish)
Volunteers prepare pancakes for a line of customers at the Maple Syrup Festival on Sunday, March 3, 2013, at the Indian Creek Nature Center in Cedar Rapids. (photo/Cindy Hadish)
Volunteer Mike Duss of Cedar Rapids tends the pot Sunday, March 3, 2013, during the Maple Syrup Festival at the Indian Creek Nature Center in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. (photo/Cindy Hadish)
A young customer gives her seal of approval to a tasty pancake on Sunday, March 3, 2013, during the Maple Syrup Festival at the Indian Creek Nature Center in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. (photo/Cindy Hadish)
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