Southwest Iowa Food and Farm Initiative

Buy Fresh Buy Local chapters are connecting consumers in communities throughout the country to the freshest, most delicious locally grown and produced foods available. Through outreach events, local food guides, and educational materials, Buy Fresh, Buy Local makes it easy for consumers to find and connect with local food from farmers they can know and trust.

 There are seven BFBL campaigns across Iowa. Buy Fresh, Buy Local Iowa hopes to eventually have statewide coverage. Each campaign produces a local food directory highlight campaign members and locally available products.

 Buy Fresh, Buy Local Iowa was developed as a collaboration between Practical Farmers of Iowa, University of Northern Iowa, FoodRoutes Network and other founding Buy Fresh, Buy Local states. The FoodRoutes Network, Kellogg Foundation, USDA and Wallace Genetic Foundation provide financial support for development of the program in Iowa.Buy Fresh, Buy Local Iowa is a branch of FoodRoutes Network.

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