In-person shopping will be back when the Iowa City Farmers Market opens at the Chauncy Swan Parking Ramp for its 2021 season on Saturday, May 1. “Of course, we’ll have safety precautions in place,” Tammy Neumann, the city’s coordinator for the market, told Little Village. “We’re asking that people wear masks, there will be handwashing […]
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Field to Family will keep the online farmers market open until mid-December
As the weather turns colder, farmers markets traditionally close down, but Field to Family announced on Friday the online version of the Iowa City Farmers Market with drive-through pick-up will be open through the middle of December. “As an organization committed to expanding access to local foods and supporting our farmers, we want to do […]
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Iowa City’s drive-through farmers market now taking orders online
The online ordering page for the Iowa City’s drive-through farmers market went live at noon on Monday. Shoppers can choose from hundreds of items from 22 vendors that they will be able to pick up during the market’s first session on Saturday at the Chauncey Swan Parking Ramp. In addition to the fresh fruit, vegetables […]
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Reynolds takes ‘first step’ to reopening Iowa, as the state sets new one-day records for COVID-19 cases, deaths
On the same day the Iowa Department of Public Health reported one-day records for both new COVID-19 cases and deaths caused by the virus, Gov. Kim Reynolds signed a proclamation she called the “first step” in “reopening Iowa.” Relaxing restrictions “Today I’m announcing that, effective Monday, Iowa health systems, health care providers may begin the […]
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Iowa City is launching an online farmers market with drive-through pick-up
The opening day of the Iowa City Farmers Market has been pushed to July 4, because of COVID-19. But starting on Saturday, May 9, people will still be able to get fresh fruit, vegetables and other market staples at Chauncey Swan Parking Ramp when the city launches its online version of the market, featuring drive-through […]
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Iowa City Farmers Market opening delayed (again); pools, playgrounds and rec centers to remain closed
The Iowa City Department of Parks and Recreation announced on Monday it is pushing back the already delayed opening day of the Iowa City Farmers Market. Earlier this month, the department said the market would open on June 6, instead of the first week in May as it usually does. Opening day will now be […]
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Iowa City Farmers Market opening will be delayed
The opening day of the Iowa City Farmers Market is being pushed back due to the COVID-19 emergency. Instead of opening in the first week of May, as it traditionally does, the market is now scheduled to open on Saturday, June 6, the Iowa City Parks and Recreation Department announced on Wednesday. “The decision is […]
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LV Recommends: Avanti Foods
For over a decade, Avanti Foods has had a presence in Chauncey Swan Ramp for the Iowa City Farmers Market, ready to go by 7 a.m. on Saturdays with a cooler full of over 30 assorted cheeses. The Avanti booth is always well-stocked with staples — mozzarella, Havarti (try the dill, green olive or jalapeño varieties) and various cheddars and Monterey Jack cheeses.
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Taste of Market offers free samples of the best of the Iowa City Farmers Market
The hungry and the curious coming to the Iowa City Farmer Market on Wednesday will find sample-sized satisfaction during Taste of Market. The annual free event offers samples of the market’s goods buffet-style.
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Tickets for the 2018 Farm to Street Dinner go on sale this weekend (updated)
“It will probably sell out within an hour,” said Betsy Potter, director of operations for the Iowa City Downtown District (ICDD). The Farm to Street Dinner is hosted by ICDD, along with the City of Iowa City and Johnson County.
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Iowa City looking to add public art celebrating the farmers market to Chauncey Swan Parking Ramp
Art isn’t the first thing that comes to mind when most people think about parking ramps, but neither is fresh produce and the Chauncey Swan Parking Ramps is home to the Iowa City Farmers Market. The Iowa City Public Art Program is now accepting submissions for a project to add art to the farmers market experience.
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Your Village: Is there a veggie-based conspiracy at the Iowa City Farmers Market?
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