CEDAR RAPIDS – Our friends at Trees Forever are busy with planting projects and much more this fall. Besides the popular TreeKeepers program, coming up Oct. 12 and Oct. 19 in the Corridor, Trees Forever’s expert staff is working on Branching Out plantings, including one in Marion. Also, the group’s annual symposium will be held […]
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Farmers market season continues in Easte...
As our own Iowa gardens near their end, it’s comforting to know that local foods fans can still get their fill at area farmers markets. Markets in Cedar Rapids, Hiawatha, Iowa City and other towns continue to operate, with some running through the end of October. If your travels take you to Belle Plaine, Independence […]
TreeKeepers program offers timely opport...
Now more than ever – especially in Iowa, where Emerald Ash Borer is on the move – it’s important to know how to be a good steward of trees. Trees Forever is offering the perfect opportunity, with TreeKeepers programs this month in both the Cedar Rapids area and Iowa City. Sign up is happening now, with […]
Regional orchid show in Cedar Rapids to ...
This is still a few weeks away, but it’s going to be a big event, so mark your calendars! It seems that orchids are becoming more widespread and available just about anywhere. This event can help with any questions you might have about raising these exquisite flowers. Here is more from the Eastern Iowa Orchid […]
New Pioneer Food Co-op chooses Cedar Rap...
CEDAR RAPIDS – Linn County fans of New Pioneer Food Co-op have something to celebrate. The Iowa City-based cooperative, which specializes in local and organic foods, announced today that its third store will open in Cedar Rapids in an existing building at 3338 Center Point Rd. NE “After four years of planning work and effort, […]
Could Cedar Rapids be next in line for N...
CEDAR RAPIDS – An announcement is coming tomorrow – Tuesday, Oct. 1 – about New Pioneer Food Co-op’s search for a new store location and given that the news will be released at the Cedar Rapids Metro Economic Alliance, odds look good for Cedar Rapids. Speakers will include New Pi Board President Sarah Walz, General […]
New home for Indian Creek Nature Center ...
CEDAR RAPIDS – The Indian Creek Nature Center will be moving its offices to a new location, planned for a half-mile away from its current site in southeast Cedar Rapids. Executive Director John Myers said groundbreaking is expected to take place soon after the fundraising campaign wraps up in 2015, with Cedar Rapids-based Solum Lang […]
Not New Pi, but new specialty grocer to ...
CEDAR RAPIDS – The Fresh Market, a specialty grocery retailer, intends to open its first Iowa store next year in the Kmart location in northeast Cedar Rapids. A news release from the North Carolina-based chain notes that the new store is expected to open in 2014 at 180 Collins Rd. NE, offering selections of local, […]
Last Downtown Farmers Market in Cedar Ra...
It may be the last Downtown Farmers Market of the season this Saturday in Cedar Rapids, but you still have the opportunity to find fresh produce and more at many Eastern Iowa markets. I’ve been to several small-town farmers markets this year and had a great time at every one of them. Today, I made […]
Viticulture: The final class
CEDAR RAPIDS – A few random thoughts as the eight-month Vineyard Management course at Kirkwood Community College wrapped up tonight with its last class of this session. If you have to spend a lovely September evening “studying,” the Kirkwood vineyard is not a bad place to be.