Welcome!
Healthy Harvest of North Iowa is a nonprofit organization, led by a small part-time team, that works to connect and educate in support of the local food system.
We are a network of local food leaders across North Iowa including farm and food business owners, consumers, elected officials, community leaders, public health, educators, economic development, and more!
Where We Do Our Work
As part of Iowa’s regional food development network, Healthy Harvest is active in nine counties, including Cerro Gordo, Franklin, Floyd, Hancock, Kossuth, Mitchell, Winnebago, Worth, and Wright.
Team
Andrea Evelsizer
Executive Director
director@healthyharvestni.com
515-337-2445
Mary Beyerhelm Huey
NI Local Food Connection Program Coordinator
connection@healthyharvestni.com
Amelia Attwood, RD, LD
Special Project Manager
recipes@healthyharvestni.com
Marie Morud
Healthy Eating Outreach Educator
education@healthyharvestni.com
Mallory DeVries
Marketing & Communications
communications@healthyharvestni.com
Board:
Andrea McLoughlin, Chair, Iowa Specialty Hospital, Wright County
Hilary Kollasch, Secretary, Kollasch Family Farm, Kossuth County
L. Tim Knutson, Treasurer, Knutson Consulting, Worth County
Jackie Armstrong, Retired, Mitchell County
Joanne Ropke Bode, Bode Moonlight Gardens, Kossuth County
Beth Myers, Board of Educational Examiners, Hancock County
Who We Are
Mission
Healthy Harvest of North Iowa connects and educates in support of the local food system.
Vision
The vision of Healthy Harvest of North Iowa is to be the resource for creating, developing, and supporting a community-based North Iowa regional food system.
Focus
Our priority focuses are production, distribution and retail, access and consumption and organizational capacity.
We pursue these priorities at the producer level by coordinating educational workshops, encouraging producer networks, providing technical support, and working on expanded market development. Key programs include the North Iowa Local Food Connection, the North Iowa Local Food Guide and the Producer Profile Project.
We pursue these priorities at the consumer level by promoting the purchase and consumption of locally produced foods through farmers markets, restaurants, and retail locations. Key programing includes recipe demonstrations at farmers markets, kids cooking classes, and promotion of local products through our online searchable database and recipe database.
We pursue these priorities at the community level by connecting producers and food businesses and beginning local food system conversations that lead to programming. Key programing includes agritourism event development (Farm to Fork Events) and farmers market technical support.
We pursue these priorities at the regional level by developing partnerships and leading discussions on numerous connections throughout our regional food system. Key programing includes: facilitation of the North Iowa Local Food Coalition, hosting annual The Farm Fresh Food Fest, and being a key partner in Farm to School planning in North Iowa.
