Super Strawberry Salad
Super Strawberry Salad Sweet strawberries and zingy vinegar balance each other nicely in this dressing! Choose leafy lettuces, spinach, and other tender greens, harvested as freshly as possible! Ingredients [...]
We’re Hiring: Summer Contractors
Healthy Harvest of North Iowa is a small 501(c)3 non-profit in North Central Iowa that connects and educates to support the local food system. We offer a robust program of [...]
Homemade Pita Chips
Homemade Pita Chips A great chip for dipping in hummus or tzatziki or topping for salads. Ingredients with an asterisk (*) are available seasonally right here in North Iowa! [...]
2024 North Iowa Farmers Market Season Lineup
As the warmer months approach, local farmers markets are gearing up for a season filled with fresh produce, handmade goods, and community connections. The 2024 Farmers Market Season promises an [...]
North Iowa Green Expo & Market Debut Delights Attendees
April 18, 2024 marked the much-anticipated launch of the North Iowa Green Expo and Market at the Surf Ballroom in Clear Lake. Organized collaboratively by the Clear Lake Earth Day [...]
Eat Local: Why Should I?
We invite you to explore the benefits of sourcing local foods whenever possible. Eating locally benefits: 1. You: Food tastes better and is more nutritious when it’s fresh. In these [...]
HHNI Kitchen Networking Recap
In March, we had the pleasure of hosting Dan from Cerro Gordo Public Health, who provided valuable insights and answered questions regarding food safety, licensing, and regulations. We had participants [...]
Clear Lake Schools Receive Healthy Meals Incentives Recognition Award
From left to right: Vista Suarez Fletcher, Midwest Regional Administrator, Food and Nutrition Service, USDA; Andrea Evelsizer, Executive Director, Healthy Harvest of North Iowa; Peter Kraus, General Manager, Iowa [...]
Vilsack on New Summer Food Program During Visit to Clear Lake
During a visit to an Iowa school the Secretary of Agriculture talked about a new program to boost child nutrition in the summer when schools are not in session and [...]
SILT Presentation North Iowa Local Food Coalition Quarterly Meeting – March 2024
Zach Cassidy from Sustainable Iowa Land Trust joined our Quarterly NILFC Meeting in March to talk about land access and the work that SILT is doing around the state. If [...]