By Cindy Hadish/Homegrown Iowan CEDAR RAPIDS – The Cedar Rapids Downtown Farmers Market kicks off its 10th season on June 6, with a major announcement noted during a press conference today.
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Photo gallery: EcoFest 2015 and opening ...
April can be so unpredictable: cold, wet and dreary one day, sunny and warm the next, and so it was this weekend. While the weather for Saturday’s EcoFest in New Bohemia wasn’t ideal for an outdoor festival, many activities were indoors so it was definitely not a wash-out. For me, it was a bird-brained day […]
Spring plant sales bloom in Eastern Iowa
This spring, it seemed like it might have been safe to plant earlier than usual, and then we get hit with a few nights of frost warnings. So, at least I don’t feel too far behind. If you’re eager to get your hands in the dirt, you’re in luck. Plant sales are kicking off this […]
Earth Week Blitz offers flurry of activi...
Iowa BIG students will play a big role during a tree-planting on Arbor Day. The students will plant 24 bare root fruit trees this Friday, April 24, 2015, at Noelridge Park. Friday’s event is one of many to celebrate Earth Week, with Trees Forever scheduling daily activities to make it a true “Earth Week Blitz.”
NewBo City Market announces new vendors
As promised, NewBo City Market is adding to its variety of anchor merchants. Three new vendors will start in May at the market at 1100 Third St. SE in Cedar Rapids. See related stories here and read on for more about the new additions, from NewBo City Market:
Photo Gallery: Easter Showcase 2015 at t...
It’s one thing to look at photos, but another entirely to experience walking through the Noelridge Greenhouse in Cedar Rapids. During special events, such as this weekend’s Easter Showcase, the greenhouse is alive with people and plants, and the scent of the flowers in bloom is simply intoxicating. More than 1,000 people each day passed […]
Easter Showcase set for this weekend at ...
CEDAR RAPIDS – One of my perennial favorites, the Easter Showcase, is coming up this weekend. I love seeing a sneak peek of spring inside the Noelridge Greenhouse, where city staff and volunteers start the plants that will be used in Cedar Rapids public parks, as well as the tropical plants that make their home […]
Trees uprooted by city of Cedar Rapids n...
Cedar Rapids is following through on a “promise” to cut down nearly 200 trees along the riverfront. Workers this month have been tearing out century-old trees in the Time Check Neighborhood as part of an ironically named “greenway parks” project. Read background on the project here. The $93 million plan – detailed here on the […]
Spirits of the past come alive through s...
It was a true moment of serendipity. A list of work that I needed to complete battled with wanting to hear Diane Ott Whealy, the co-founder of Seed Savers Exchange, speak at the Cedar Rapids Public Library, the last in a gardening series presented by the ISU Extension Linn County Master Gardeners. Diane’s speech won […]
Photos: Maple Syrup Festival 2015
Good call by the Indian Creek Nature Center in Cedar Rapids to schedule the annual Maple Syrup Festival this weekend. A steady line of breakfast-goers filed outside the Nature Center, at 6665 Otis Rd. SE, the entire morning Saturday, with more than 1,400 people attending the first day alone. Typically, the festival, featuring syruping demonstrations, […]