Southwest Iowa Food and Farm Initiative

The project is a one-year pilot project to recruit and provide financial and technical assistance to a new food producer. The producer will receive access to land, water, and production equipment and expertise that will enable him or her to grow one or two profitable vegetable crops. The producer will learn about marketing to retailers and institutions, notably the Cass County Memorial Hospital’s food service, which will commit to buying the producer’s crop.

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Riverside Farmers Market Project

Regional Food Systems Strategic Planning

SWIFFI's Strategic Plan

Pottawattamie County Farm to Fork Strategic Plan

Mini-Grants Program

The Southwest Iowa Food & Farm Initiative is pleased to provide up to $500 in grant funds to local producers interested in starting or expanding local food production, processing, marketing or distribution in the eight southwest Iowa counties of Adair, Adams, Audubon, Cass, Guthrie, Montgomery, Pottawattamie and Shelby.

The grant funds may be used for start-up or expansion costs related to producing crops or livestock products that will be sold for local consumption, such as fruits, vegetables, and meat. Examples of eligible projects include the development of hoop structures or greenhouses to expand the growing season, development of structures to improve post-harvest handling and storage such as coolers or freezers, or projects related to the marketing or transportation of local foods.

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County Food Atlas Library

Food System Mapping Events

Meetings

January 8 2008

February 11 2008

53020 Hitchcock Avenue
Lewis, IA 51544
ph: 712-769-2650
fax: 712-769-2610
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swiffi@swiffi.org