Saturday, July 13 Join us to save 20% on local products around the Co-op (that's right around 1,000 products!). Enjoy local vendor sampling, live music, a kids activity and giveaways! No further discounts. Non-members save 10%. 10am-Noon Peverill's Apiary, Ankeny 11am-2pm CADO Ice Cream, Fairfield Agri-cultured, Waukee 12-2pm Raccoon Forks Farm, Red Field [...]
Round-up for a Bread Slicer! The response to the email we sent at the beginning of May about restructuring our member loan debt has been overwhelmingly positive. We have heard from many people about how important Wheatsfield is to member-owners and the community. A common question has been, “What else can we do to help?”A number of member-owners [...]
4th of July, 10:30am-2pm Our annual 4th of July grill-out is back! Stop by before, during or after the parade for hot dogs, bratwursts or a veggie brat grilled in our parking lot! Make it a meal by adding chips and a drink. We'll offer a traditional made-from-scratch 4th of July dessert as well! [...]
By Adam Calder, Produce Manager Much like a mighty thunderstorm, spring has rolled across the plains, and in its wake the land has come alive once again. The trees have all their leaves, the flowers are blooming, the birds sing and the bunnies are bouncing. This cool, wet spring weather is helping Lee’s Greens [...]
Back for its 3rd Season! Join us for FREE Tiny Deck Concerts featuring talented local musicians. Held on select Fridays, 6-7:30pm, throughout the summer. Meet us on the east deck and grab dinner, drinks and friends! Bring a lawn chair too, the deck fills up quick! Friday, June 7th Sugar [...]
Saturday, May 11| 12-2PM | Around the Co-op! Celebrate World Fair Trade Day with YOUR Co-op! Enjoy fair trade samples (including wine!), giveaways, a kids scavenger hunt (with a fair trade prize!), information and sales! When you purchase fair trade goods you support: Principle One: Creating Opportunities for Economically Disadvantaged Producers Principle Two: Transparency and [...]
We are excited to announce our partnership with the Healthiest State Initiative on their Double Up Food Bucks program! What is it? For every $1 that those with SNAP benefits spend on fresh produce, they will receive a $1 coupon to use on a future purchase of LOCAL fresh produce! Limit $10 in coupons [...]
April 2019 Produce Parable By Adam Calder Spring is being welcomed with open arms here at Wheatsfield Cooperative. After such an icy, cold and all around brutal winter we are so very appreciative of our local seedling farmers. Onion Creek Farm right here in Ames and Wabi Sabi Farm in Granger have been quite [...]
An interview with Ben Saunders, founder of Wabi Sabi Farm, Granger, IA. WABI SABI FARM IS A UNIQUE NAME FOR A VEGETABLE FARM! WHAT IS THE STORY BEHIND THAT NAME? A: I first learned of the Japanese philosophy of Wabi Sabi from an old Mother Earth News magazine nine or ten years ago. What [...]
Join us from April 18 to April 24 for sales and samples on raw milk cheeses in honor of Raw Milk Cheese Appreciation Day on Saturday, April 20th. Traditional raw milk cheese-making has existed for centuries and reflects characteristics of local environments, terroir, and flavors. Cheese can be part of a healthy eating pattern, [...]
