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.