By Adam Calder, Produce Manager This time of year is a great one for local produce. We are still rolling in the bounty of summer produce, and the autumn produce is also starting to come on strong. The best of these two seasons only overlap for about a month, so now is a good time [...]
By Adam Calder, Produce Manager Originally published in the July/Aug/Sept edition of the Field Journal. We expect the Crimson Sweet Watermelon in a few weeks! (Updated Aug 15) This year marks the 50th anniversary of the Iowa State University Horticultural Research Station. Over the years, the horticulture department has used the research station to develop [...]
July 2017 Produce Parable By Adam Calder With all of the corn and soybeans that are grown in Iowa, it can be easy to forget how much of the variety of nature’s bounty can come from Iowa’s fertile soil. We’ve got a great selection of fresh, high quality Iowa grown produce just waiting to go [...]
It’s time to start planning the first delicious outdoor menu of the summer. Brats are a perfect item to grill because they come in many flavors and they always satisfy a hungry crowd. Technically bratwurst is a fresh, link sausage made with pork and sometimes veal. Wheatsfield’s artisanal sausages feature local Beeler’s pork. In addition, [...]
May 2017 Produce Parable Adam Calder, Produce Manager Spring is in full swing in Iowa, and as such the produce department is getting busier by the day. There’s local organic rhubarb from Small Potatoes Farm in Minburn. We’ve got assorted micro-greens from Organic Greens in Kalona. The herbs from Mariposa Farms in Grinnell are as [...]
Join us and your neighbors this summer for the Co-op's Tiny Deck Concert series! Kick back after the work week, enjoy dinner and drinks on the new deck and listen to live local music. Select Friday nights, May - September, 5:30-7pm. MAY 12 // LYNDSAY NISSEN MAY 26 // ANIMAL PEOPLE JUNE 9 // BEN SCHRAG [...]
February 2017 Produce Parable By Adam Calder As surely as the seasons roll by, the first little signs of spring have begun to peer from behind the veil of winter in the produce department. The welcome burst of color that the fair trade roses brings us every Valentine’s Day was also accompanied by some beautiful [...]
