Northern Iowa Food & Farm Partnership
Local Government & Local Food
Local Government & Local Food was a 2009 workshop on expanding local food commerce. Download presentations from the workshop that share first-hand experiences in local food planning.
Local Economic Development
Local food commerce as an engine for local economic development
(Professor Dave Swenson, ISU Economics)
Schools and City Parks & Recreation Leading on Local Food Production
Des Moines Parks & Recreation (Teva Dawson)
Independence Community Schools (Kelly Duritsa)
Putting It All Together: Planning for Local Food
Linn County Planning & Development (Les Beck)
Story County Planning & Development (Leanne Harter)
Iowa Valley RC&D (Jason Grimm)
Local Government & Local Food workshop sponsors included: Black Hawk County Board of Supervisors, Leopold Center for Sustainable Agriculture, Northern Iowa Food & Farm Partnership, and University of Northern Iowa.