Iowa has farmland in abundance, but astonishingly little of that land is used to grow food for humans — especially not food for Iowans. It’s too bad, because the state is full of folks with the skills and desire to nourish their community, and support their family in the process. Many of these would-be farmers […]
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‘I believe plows are greater than swords’: Sonia Kendrick, founder of Feed Iowa First, has died
Sonia Kendrick, founder of Feed Iowa First, has died. News of Kendrick’s death began circulating on social media on Tuesday evening, but no details have been released yet.
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Little Village Drawing Board: Sonia Kendrick of Feed Iowa First (video)
Sonia Kendrick is a combat veteran who returned from Afghanistan with what she calls a “moral injury” about US complicity in global food insecurity. She turned her experience into action back home as the founding farmer at Feed Iowa First.
