By Cindy Hadish/For Radish Magazine CEDAR RAPIDS — The power of traditions, especially during the holidays, became particularly apparent to Dell Mills during a “Svatý Mikuláš” celebration, a Czech version of St. Nicholas Day. While a visitor and her daughter enjoyed the event, at the National Czech & Slovak Museum & Library in Cedar Rapids, […]
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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 […]
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 […]
Photo gallery: Eastern Iowa Orchid Show ...
UPDATE (Oct. 18, 2015) Nile Dusdieker sent this information about the results of the People’s Choice Award: Over 650 people attended the Fourth Annual Eastern Iowa Orchid Show at Noelridge Greenhouse in Cedar Rapids over the past weekend. The attendees voted for their favorite orchid display and race was very tight. Eastern Iowa Orchid Society […]
Look at this cool dog and a note from Fa...
“What will we do?” my son asked, when I told him the sad news. “I, I don’t know,” I stammered, trying to hide the panic in my voice. We had just discussed the seasonal end of our CSA – the Community Supported Agriculture shares that had provided our family with week upon week of veggies […]
Natural nut butters spread from base in ...
By Cindy Hadish/for Radish Magazine The six-month shelf life of Tracey Norman’s nut butters likely hold little consequence to most of her customers. Jars of the natural nut butters — in tantalizing flavors such as white chocolate almond; salted cashew; cappuccino peanut butter and dark chocolate hazelnut — are typically eaten long before the expiration […]
Feed Iowa First hits the road with veggi...
By Cindy Hadish/for the Corridor Business Journal CEDAR RAPIDS — Sonia Kendrick uses her best “sales” pitch. “Fresh vegetables,” she calls out to small groups of people as they walk past her converted green bus. “They’re organic! They’re free!” The last part is the most difficult point in convincing passersby; those fresh, organic vegetables on […]
Local artist “draws” attention to local
By Cindy Hadish/For the Corridor Business Journal Artist Thomas Agran barely has a chance to dip his brush to resume painting before the comments begin. “Nice work,” a man driving past in a van shouts, giving a “thumbs-up.” A woman traveling by in a car also gives her approval. “I think people get really excited […]
Photo gallery: Market After Dark in down...
By Cindy Hadish/Homegrown Iowan If you’re a fan of the crowds and excitement of the Downtown Farmers Market in Cedar Rapids, chances are, you’ll love the Market After Dark. The first-ever nighttime market in Cedar Rapids sports everything that the morning markets offer: a sea of people, fresh veggies, prepared food, music, dogs and strollers, […]
Ironic choice for tree removal as honey ...
UPDATE (Aug. 26, 2015) Bank of the West issued the following statement today: “We recently removed a tree we believed to be partially dead and diseased, and pruned the dead branches of another tree adjacent our building. Our first and foremost focus was to ensure the safety of our customers, tenants, and employees. As we […]