Large-scale farmers markets face different challenges to abide by state-issued coronavirus-related requirements than do smaller markets. Those sizable markets, including Iowa City and Downtown Cedar Rapids, have major changes in store to comply with social distancing and other recommendations issued in response to the pandemic. New Iowa farmers market guidelines include: — Markets may only […]
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NewBo City Market to begin outdoor farme...
CEDAR RAPIDS — With Iowa finally providing coronavirus guidelines to farmers markets, NewBo City Market will host outdoor markets and food trucks, beginning next week. Many farmers markets pushed back their opening dates into June, when they were left in limbo awaiting state guidance. But Gov. Kim Reynolds announced that the outdoor markets could begin […]
Awaiting state guidance, Iowa farmers ma...
This story also was published on IowaWatch.org By Cindy Hadish Loyal customers eagerly line up 30-people deep to buy the Guzman family’s mouth-watering southwestern burgers during the farmers market in Washington, Iowa, while live music attracts crowds in the town’s Central Park. Those jam-packed lines, and even live entertainment during the markets, will be relegated […]
Indoor farmers markets adjust to coronav...
Farmers, bakers and other vendors who rely on year-round farmers markets for income are turning to creative alternatives in light of the coronavirus pandemic. Winter markets, including those in Dubuque and Mount Vernon, Iowa, are temporarily closing to comply with Iowa restrictions on gatherings of more than 10 people. The Dubuque Winter Farmers Market, usually […]
Well-known Iowa organic farmers cite cli...
UPDATE, Feb. 4, 2020: Andy Dunham added the following comments regarding the decision by Grinnell Heritage Farm to scale back its operations. “We stopped doing farmers markets last season because, after looking at the numbers, we found that we were not gaining ground by going to markets, even in IC or especially DM. We could […]
Winter farmers market season kicks off i...
Winter farmers markets continue to hold their own in Iowa. The outdoor market season generally ends by the last of October, but by November, the indoor markets already kick in. One change last season moved the long-standing Dubuque Winter Market to a new location. In February, that market opened in its new site in the […]
Iowa City Farmers Market to showcase ele...
IOWA CITY — Proponents of clean energy see electric cars as a major piece in the battle against climate change. For the second year, the Iowa City Farmers Market will offer an opportunity for people to talk to local owners of electric vehicles, during the Saturday, Sept. 14, 2019, market. Related: Find times and locations […]
Photos: Market After Dark in downtown Ce...
UPDATE, Aug. 28, 2019: The Cedar Rapids Metro Economic Alliance, which hosts Market After Dark, said this year’s event had a record number of attendees, at nearly 50,000. “We heard from many of the 100 Market After Dark vendors that they were sold out or nearly sold out of products well before the closing bell […]
Market After Dark to feature not-so-secr...
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa — The popular nighttime farmers market in downtown Cedar Rapids returns Saturday, Aug. 24, for its fifth year. Market After Dark runs 6:30-11 p.m., with nearly 100 vendors selling prepared foods, honey, baked goods, flowers, clothing, handcrafted items and more. A few vendors sell fruits and vegetables, but the focus differs from […]
Photos: Downtown Farmers Market opening ...
CEDAR RAPIDS — Market-goers dodged a few drizzles of rain on opening day and an odd gap in the usual footprint of the Downtown Farmers Market. Cloudy skies occasionally broke into sun for the kickoff of the large-scale market, with mild temperatures, compared to the sweltering heat on opening day last year. See photos of […]