Local Food Connections Field Day at Steve’s Sweet Corn

Local Food Connections Field Day at Steve’s Sweet Corn

The North Iowa Local Food Connection is a network of local farm and food businesses and friends building relationships, collaborating, learning together, creating connections that build business and productive communities.

Curious about North Iowa local food businesses? This series of events will provide an excellent opportunity for everyone from farmers to eaters. Get a behind the scenes peak at what makes these North Iowa entrepreneurs tick! Please join us!

We will plan to HOST ALL FIELD DAYS virtually in 2020, accessible through the Healthy Harvest of North Iowa Facebook page.

JUNE

Sunday, June 14th 2-4pm
Darin and Arlene Enderton
Apples on the Avenue
3035 Addison Blvd
Nashua, IA
County: Chickasaw
Explore the orchard of Darin and Arlene Enderton in Nashua with this behind-the-scenes look at the numerous varieties of apples and what goes into their U-Pick operation. They will also highlight their on-farm Ewes, who will likely be lambing during this time.

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JULY

Saturday, July 18, 2-4pm
Aaron Thomas
The Thomas Farmstead
816 410th St. Kensett, IA 50448
County: Worth County
Aaron and Dana Thomas will host a field day of chickens, turkeys, and pigs raised on a 10 acre homestead in Kensett, Iowa. The Thomas Farmstead: Putting the culture back into agriculture.

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AUGUST

Saturday, August 8, 2:00-4:00p.m.
The Elsbernd Family
Honey & Ewe
19050 Thrush Ave.
Mason City, IA
County: Cerro Gordo
Tour of the Honey & Ewe farm owned by the Elsbernd family in Mason City. Visit their animals, including bees, sheep and chickens; the high tunnel, where they garden; and the pollinator garden, where they feed their bees. We’ll spend a majority of the time exploring their honey bees, including an explanation, and hopeful demonstration, of the process for extracting the honey supers. We hope you will BEE there!

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Sunday, August 30, 2:00-4:00pm
Steve’s Sweet Corn
Corner of Glass and 350th
Osage, IA
County: Mitchell
Over 20 years ago, Steve Rachut started his sweet corn business as a youth project to keep him busy. Steve, along with his wife Beth, now raise approximately 11 acres of sweet corn each year. Their season runs mid-July through mid-September when they run a roadside stand six days a week and sell at local farmers markets. Join us for a tour of their farm and learn more about what goes into bringing you beloved Iowa sweet corn!

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These events are part of the North Iowa Local Food Connections program, a partnership of Healthy Harvest of North Iowa, local food and farm businesses, and Practical Farmers of Iowa. Support provided by USDA Beginning Farmer Rancher Development Grant.