by Matt Kelley | Feb 2, 2023 | News
As egg prices bound, backyard chicken flocks are gaining in popularity, but the practice of chicken keeping demands plenty of planning and patience before it pays off. Christa Hartsook, the small farms program coordinator for Iowa State University Extension and...
by Radio Iowa Contributor | Jan 30, 2023 | News
A U.S.D.A. funded program aims to get local food to hungry people while securing good prices for local producers. The Iowa Local Food Purchasing Assistance Program comes from the American Rescue Plan. For Iowans, it means $2.7 million invested in the local food...
by Dar Danielson | Jan 4, 2023 | News, Outdoors
The Iowa State University Extension gardening webinar series is back underway this month. Program Coordinator, Alicia Herzog, says the series is based on input from participants. “We look at the feedback that was given to us last year from people that came to...
by Radio Iowa Contributor | Dec 8, 2022 | Human Interest, News
The holidays aren’t so happy for Iowans who are dealing with economic hardships and hunger, as the state’s largest food bank is seeing records for demand set month after month. Michelle Book, CEO and president of the Des Moines-based Food Bank of Iowa,...
by Radio Iowa Contributor | Sep 14, 2022 | Human Interest, News
With food costs and inflation remaining sky high, donations to one of the state’s largest food pantries are falling as restaurants and corporate clients cut back — at the same time food demand is peaking. Michelle Book, CEO of the Des Moines-based Food...