On the corner of Linn and Bloomington in downtown Iowa City’s Northside, Kindred Coffee fills its sunny, plant-lined space with lattes, cappuccinos and the occasional troupe of dancers. (In May, […]
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Already an Iowa City street-food favorite, Snacky Mini Mart puts the ‘bing’ in mind-blowing
Starting a new restaurant can feel like surfing a tsunami. Luckily, the cousin-cousin culinary team behind Snacky Mini Mart has a great sense of balance. Sandy and Vivian Pei launched […]
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Iowa City Farmers Market opens its 2024 season on Saturday, along with Des Moines, Waterloo and more
The Iowa City Farmers Market returns to the Chauncey Swan Parking Ramp this Saturday. The market’s hours this year will be 7:30 a.m. to noon on Saturdays from May 4 […]
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Field to Family’s online farmers market opens next week with an Earth Week Fair
Field to Family’s online farmers market is returning for its fourth season, and this year its array of fresh locally sourced foods and other items, including plant starters and baked […]
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Photo Gallery: Iowa City Farmers Market celebrates 50th anniversary
There were ostrich eggs and balloon animals, in addition to the regular fresh vegetables, fruit and meat in the Chauncey Swan Parking Ramp on Saturday, as the Iowa City Farmers […]
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Kids Market is returning to the Iowa City Farmers Market
Applications are now being accepted online for the Kids Market that will be held on Saturday, Sept. 24 at the Iowa City Farmers Market. Vendors between the ages of 8 […]
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Iowa City Farmers Market announces its start date, reduction in hours
The Iowa City Farmers Market will open for business this year in the Chauncey Swan Parking Ramp at 7:30 a.m. Saturday, May 7. But unlike previous years, when the next […]
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The ‘War on Meat’ isn’t real, but small Iowa farmers face an uphill battle against Big Ag
By Zoe Pharo and Paul Brennan For most Americans, the 2021 War on Meat was a blink-and-you-miss-it moment in conservative culture-war politics, the kind typically sparked by a red Starbucks […]
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Local farmers markets enter national competition to determine who’s got the goods
The Iowa City Famers Market and other local farmers markets are competing this year in the Farmers Market Celebration, an annual competition organized by American Farmland Trust to determine the […]
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Kids Market to return to the Iowa City Farmers Market
The Kids Market will return to the Iowa Farmers Market for its 10th year on the second Saturday in September. “It’s my favorite event that we have at the market each year,” Tammy Neumann, the city’s coordinator for the market, told Little Village.
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Ordering for this year’s online farmers market starts Tuesday for pick-up on Saturday
Field to Family’s online farmers market will start taking orders for this year’s first session at noon on Tuesday. Offerings from 34 local producers will be available through the Iowa […]
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Field to Family’s online farmers market will start taking orders on April 27
Field to Family announced on Thursday it will reopen its online farmers market this year, with the order page going live on Tuesday, April 27, at noon. Orders will be […]
