Homegrown: Food co-op open house in Cedar Rapids

This event is Wednesday, May 16 - sounds tasty!

Taste of the Co-op Open House

The Iowa Valley Food Co-op is proud to announce the Taste of the Co-op Open House May 16.

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from 4 – 6pm

Iowa Valley Food Co-op producer members will showcase their farms and their great products. We expect a good turnout and lots of delicious samples. Ask producers about their products and operations, and take a look at new items. Producer members expected to attend are Frog Hollow Farm, Rapid Creek Ranch, Pheasant Run Farm, May's 3

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Street Bakery, Custom Custard, Lisa's Baked Goods, Rehberg's Pork, Ebersole Cattle Co, Green's Organics, Grinnell Heritage Farm, Café del Sol Roasting, Levi's Indigenous Fruit Enterprises, Rosie's Best, Oak Hill Acres, Rag Rug Lady, Jeanne's Soaps, Jimel Farm, Doty Angus Cattle Co, and Sweet Doe Soaps.

Independent producers creating fresh local products are the heart of the local food movement. Iowa Valley Food Co-op (IVFC) is working to increase the amount of local food bought and sold in our region by bringing together local consumers with local food producers through an on-line ordering system.  IVFC is an innovative and creative marketing effort that takes advantage of two of today's fastest growing trends in grocery sales, online ordering and local food.

WHAT: Taste of the Co-op Open House

WHEN: 4-6 PM on May 16, 2012

WHERE:  First Presbyterian, 310 Fifth St. SE, Cedar Rapids, IA 52401

FREE OPEN HOUSE FOR ALL LOCAL FOOD CONSUMERS AND SUPPORTERS

Event is open to all

For more information; www.iowavalleyfood.com

With support from

• Leopold Center for Sustainable Agriculture

• Blooming Prairie Foundation

• Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship

• Iowa Valley Resource and Conservation District

• Prairie Ventures, LLC

• First Presbyterian, Cedar Rapids, IA