(Updated Aug. 22) Summer isn’t quite over yet, as events scheduled for later this month attest. The next Downtown Farmers Market in Cedar Rapids isn’t until Sept. 6, but others are ongoing, with most running through the end of August. See the Homegrown list of markets for details. This weekend, the Cedar Valley Iris & […]
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Hands-on gardening classes scheduled at ...
ELY – This small town between Iowa City and Cedar Rapids is doing big things when it comes to gardening. I’ve mentioned that Ely already has its own farmers markets – both outdoor and indoor – as well as community gardens and a seed lending library within its public library. Now the town is tackling […]
Plant swap, farmers market and gardening...
Great things are happening in Ely. This town between Cedar Rapids and Iowa City is cutting-edge when it comes to local foods, with its own farmers market, seed lending library and community gardens. Ely’s final indoor farmers market of the season is Saturday, April 26, from 9:00 a.m. to noon at the Ely Public Library, […]
SeedBroadcast coming to the Ely Farmers ...
Ely always seems to be on the cutting edge of the local foods movement and now the town will have SeedBroadcast Iowa at its next indoor farmers market, March 8. The market runs from 9 a.m. to noon at the Ely Public Library, 1595 Dows St.
Top 5 Reasons to Shop at a Farmers Marke...
URBANA – I made baba ghanoush today, thanks to a short trip I made Saturday to the indoor farmers market in Urbana. The key ingredient, eggplant, isn’t easy to find in Iowa in November, but there it was, at Marion Moser’s table, along with squash, potatoes, apples, daikon radishes and organic Moser’s Garden popcorn. Now […]