Several backyard chicken operations remain under quarantine in Iowa following this year’s bird flu outbreak, but state officials announced today that all commercial operations have been given approval to restock their farms. The disease affected more than 31 million chickens and turkeys in Iowa and led to countries such as China, South Korea and South […]
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Play at Coe College addresses farmland t...
The transfer of farmland is a critical issue in Iowa; one that the play “Map of My Kingdom” tackles through storytelling. On November 4, the Linn County Food Systems Council, along with Coe College’s Sustainability Council and Environmental Club, are sponsoring a performance of the play, followed by a panel discussion with local leaders involved […]
Time to get rid of your lawn
By Cindy Hadish/Homegrown Iowan — It might seem like the end of the gardening season, but you can get a jump-start on spring by preparing a raised bed now. Besides providing a fresh source of veggies that are as local as it gets, you can eliminate sections of lawn, which reduces the need for labor-intensive […]
Daylight Saving Time ends on earliest da...
The switch from Daylight Saving Time can be a bit frightening, with the thought of “losing” an hour of daylight looming ahead. Just as it began this spring, on the earliest date possible, Daylight Saving Time is ending as early as it can this fall.
Indoor farmers market season set to begi...
The city of Iowa City was among the trendsetters years ago when it began hosting an indoor farmers market during winter months. Due to logistics, however, the regular indoor market was scaled back to just two holiday markets last year and the same will hold true this season.
Noelridge takes first in international g...
CEDAR RAPIDS – The Noelridge Park Gardens won first place in the All-America Selections Landscape Design Contest, organizers announced. Noelridge took top honors this year for gardens with 10,000 to 100,000 visitors, after achieving second place in 2014 in the category for under 10,000 visitors.
How to make “seed bombs” event at Cornel
Our pollinators, particularly bees and monarch butterflies, need all the help they can get. An upcoming event at Cornell College in Mount Vernon will draw attention to their plight. Mike Bianco, a visiting artist at Cornell, is holding a workshop on how to make “seed bombs” to help encourage pollination. The event, in room 313 […]
Removing the “green” from Greene Square
CEDAR RAPIDS — Greene Square Park, residents of Cedar Rapids (hopefully) know, is named for one of the city’s founders, Judge George Greene, and isn’t a misspelling of the word “green.” Still, it was nice to have that pocket of green in the middle of the city, where warm days would bring out downtown workers […]
More Iowans charged in connection with t...
Earlier this month, two Iowans were charged with killing one swan and injuring another. Today, the Iowa Department of Natural Resources announced a similar case, this time with three men near Fort Madison.
Emerald Ash Borer discovered in Cedar Ra...
Given the other infestations in Iowa, it was only a matter of time before the emerald ash borer was detected in Cedar Rapids. A member of Iowa’s emerald ash borer team discovered live larvae on an ash tree at an Interstate 380 rest area in southern Cedar Rapids, state officials announced this morning.