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Small Potatoes
Farm
Rick Hartmann and Stacy
Bastian
www.smallpotatoesfarm.com |
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Small Potatoes Farm is an
intensively managed, certified organic, human-scale farm, focused on
raising the highest quality, best-tasting vegetables in central Iowa. We
sell directly to restaurants, groceries and households. Our varieties are
chosen with an eye toward taste and quality. Besides being certified
organic by a federally recognized certifying agency, we are always
striving for additional environmentally sustainable practices. We believe
our success is based on equitable relationships with those who buy,
prepare, and eat our food.
This year we are offering the
following: asparagus, rhubarb, radishes, spinach, basil, arugula, lettuces, broccoli, cauliflower, chives, snow
peas, haricots verts fillet beans, a variety of beets, greens (collards,
kales, chards), summer squashes (many varieties), carrots (many
types and colors), parsnips, fingerling potatoes (several varieties and
colors), garlic (several varieties), shallots, perennial onions, tomatoes
(romas, slicers, heirlooms), green and colored bell peppers and winter
squashes (butternut, acorn, delicata, pie pumpkin) and some surprises.
Our
CSA share is a mix of the freshest picks of each season harvested at
the peak of flavor. A weekly gathering of healthy, clean vegetables and
herbs delivered for at least 18 weeks from mid-May through September
with an optional 4 week season extension. Each box usually contains
6-10 items. We will offer both a csa
share and a
la carte option.
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Iowa Fresh Produce
Bruce Smith
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Iowa Fresh
Produce is a low input, sustainable farming operation. We have
always encouraged our children to forage in the garden for whatever they want
whenever, without worry that they would be exposed to areas where
chemicals were used. We use no chemical fertilizer, are GMO free
and use organic approved methods when possible. Crop rotation,
mechanical and physical cultivation are used for weed control.
Compost, green manure crops, and manure from area farms are used
for fertility. We use such products as NEEM, Bt and bonide for pest and disease pressure.
We will offer a wide variety of produce including green and yellow
beans, beets, broccoli, cabbage, carrots, cucumber, eggplant,garlic,
onions, greens, herbs, leeks, lettuces, melons, onions, oriental
vegetables, peas, peppers, radishes, rhubarb, shallots, spinach, sweet
corn, tomatoes, turnips, and zucchini.
This season we will offer a csa share as well as a la carte options. |
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At Berry Patch Farm we are
producing fruits using Integrated Pest Management, organic and
sustainable methods. We monitor and scout for problems, use minimal
sprays and biological balance. Some crops are grown with entirely
organic methods.
We are offering two fruit
share sizes as well as a
la carte options.
| Organic Crops |
IPM Crops |
| asparagus |
strawberries |
| rhubarb |
raspberries |
| raspberries |
apples |
| blueberries |
gooseberries |
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currants |
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We are
working to make our grass-based dairy farm a sustainable operation
through organic practices. Our fields have not had chemicals applied
for 14 years and we are now in our third organic certification
year.
We offer skim, 2%, and whole milk in half
gallon and gallon sizes, butter, cream, chocolate milk, ice cream,
and grass fed ground beef. Our products can be ordered as a
csa share or a
la carte. |
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Onion Creek Farm
Lonna Nachtigal and Joe
Lynch |
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| Onion Creek Farm is located just northwest of
Ames. We are using earth friendly methods to raise onions, garlic,
herbs, leeks, green beans, salad mix, and heirloom tomatoes. We will
offer our produce as an a
la carte option this season.
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We
are using the finest whole grains and organic ingredients to bake breads in our home based bakery. Ours is truly a family operated
business using everyone from Grandma to the youngest taste tester of 2
years.
We offer fresh baked
whole wheat and 7 grain bread, many varieties of bagels, and several
specialty breads and rolls. Our products may be ordered a la carte . |
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Full Circle Farm
Don Adams and Nan Bonfils
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| Full Circle Farm offers grass fed beef raised on a certified organic farm. Our meat may be ordered a la carte |
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Audubon County Farms
Cindy Madsen
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We
feed no antibiotics, drugs, hormones, or animal by-products.
We plant no GMO seed corn and use no corn insecticides. Our
animals are raised the old fashioned way in older farm buildings with
plenty of sunshine, fresh air and room to roam. This system creates
less odor, better land stewardship, and animals that naturally stay
healthier.
We will be coming to the distribution site,
usually the second Tuesday of the month, to deliver chicken, pork, honey
and candles. Please order directly to vcmadsen@metc.net |
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Paul's Grains
Steve and Teresa Paul and family |
| Since 1964, our family has raised and
marketed grains without the use of chemicals on the soil, on the plants in
the field, or in the storage bins. Grain that we cannot raise is
bought from farmers who do likewise. We will be delivering to
the Farm to Folk distribution site two or three times this year. For a
complete list of products and prices see our website. http://www.paulsgrains.com/
Watch the available
this week page for our delivery
dates. |
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Wallace Farms and
Nick's Wild Fish
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Nick’s
Wild Fish offers you wild Alaskan Sockeye salmon from the
glacier-fed waters of the Cook Inlet. We have formed a close
partnership with a small family fishing operation in the region.
Wallace Farms is offering organic grass fed beef and lamb.
Watch the Available
this week page for delivery
dates. |
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