IOWA CITY – For years, I’ve written about farmers markets, but until Saturday, I had never experienced the vendors’ side. Thanks to my sister’s internship at Morning Glory, a Community Supported Agriculture farm near Mount Vernon, Iowa, I had the opportunity at the Iowa City Farmers Market. Donna Warhover, who operates the farm with her […]
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Hot markets: Lion Bridge and Downtown Ce...
CEDAR RAPIDS – An exceptionally warm day greeted customers at the first Downtown Farmers Market of the season on Saturday, June 3, 2017. With temperatures climbing into the upper 80s, vendors selling lemonade and other drinks fared particularly well. Many produce vendors also sold out of early season vegetables, such as radishes, lettuce and onions. […]
Lion Bridge and Downtown Cedar Rapids fa...
(Updated May 31, 2017, with information about the Czech Village Farmers Market.) Lion Bridge Brewing Company launched their first nighttime farmers markets last season in Czech Village and this year’s plans call for even bigger events. The first market will be at the parking lot of Lion Bridge, 59 16th Ave. SW, this Thursday, June […]
Farmers market season set to begin in Io...
The weather might not feel quite right just yet, but this weekend marks the official kick-off to Iowa’s farmers market season. Hiawatha traditionally leads the pack, starting on the last Sunday in April, followed by markets in Cedar Rapids, Iowa City and more. Every spring, I spend weeks reaching out to market managers to compile […]
Friends of Czech Village release Roundho...
CEDAR RAPIDS – Rebuilding the Riverside Roundhouse won’t happen as soon as supporters might like, but enthusiasm remained high during the first public forum to discuss the project. More than 30 people gathered Wednesday, March 22, 2017, at Lion Bridge Brewing Company to hear details about the project, which would resurrect the roundhouse in Czech […]
Future of Riverside Roundhouse to be dis...
CEDAR RAPIDS – Friends of Czech Village will discuss plans to resurrect the Riverside Roundhouse during an open forum this Wednesday, March 22. The event will be 5-7 p.m. at Lion Bridge Brewing Company, 59 16th Ave. SW, in Czech Village. Related: Group seeks to rebuild Riverside Roundhouse The city opened the Roundhouse in 1963 […]
Solon man to boost local foods initiativ...
Iowa’s Resource Conservation & Development (RC&D) programs do an incredible amount of work in expanding the market for local foods, growing economic development, spotlighting the state’s Scenic Byways and more. Read on for news from the Iowa Valley RC&D about further strengthening local foods initiatives through a new hire, as well as an upcoming program […]
Friends of Czech Village seek to rebuild...
By Cindy Hadish CEDAR RAPIDS – Flood recovery will come full-circle when the Riverside Roundhouse is restored in Czech Village. Supporters of the effort, led by the non-profit Friends of Czech Village, have launched with an aggressive goal: to rebuild the Roundhouse in time to reopen on June 13, 2018, the 10th anniversary of the […]
Photo gallery: Market After Dark and Bru...
By Cindy Hadish/Homegrown Iowan UPDATED Aug. 31, 2016, with new Market After Dark attendance estimates Crowds filled the streets of downtown Cedar Rapids on Aug. 27, for the second annual Market After Dark, while gardeners flocked to the Brucemore Garden & Art Show earlier in the day. Market After Dark, the nighttime version of the […]
Market After Dark and Brucemore Garden &
Two exceptional events are happening this weekend in Cedar Rapids, and fortunately, you won’t have to choose between them. The annual Brucemore Garden & Art Show returns from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. this Saturday, Aug. 27, 2016, followed by Market After Dark, the nighttime version of the Cedar Rapids Downtown Farmers Market, from 6:30 […]