By Adam Calder, Produce Manager Have you tried the local apples this fall? If you haven’t yet, you should soon, as you may just move candy from its starring role in Halloween celebrations and move Iowa apples into that center stage spot. The apple crop this year is of excellent quality and variety. If you [...]
The more you know… By Adam Calder, Produce Manager We have had many staff come and go over the years here at Wheatsfield. Everyone’s time at the co-op is different, yet hopefully all who have worked here have at the very least left with a little more knowledge than they started with. One of our [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
January 2017 Produce Parable By Adam Calder, Produce Manager The New Year is off to a great start in the Produce Department, with strong sales and lots of customers looking to start their resolutions to eat a healthier diet this year. If you are looking for an indicator that people are eating better this month, [...]
