The Corridor Locavore

Providing Eastern Iowans with the resources to find local goods and make smarter choices

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Of special interest to parents

Local

• 11/11/08  So I decided generic ads suck and are ugly, so I took them off the site.  If you are a local eco-friendly business with roots in Eastern Iowa and would be interested in sponsoring part of this website, let me know.

• Local Foods Connection, with the help of Edible Iowa River Valley Magazine and the New Pioneer Co-op, is hosting the annual Iowa City CSA fair:
  Robert A Lee Community Recreation Center
  Gilbert Street, Iowa City
  Saturday March 22
  noon to 4:00 p.m.

• Harvest of Hope WINTER farmer's markets.  Who knew?  Looks like the last few are on Mar 1 and Mar 8 2008.


• www.indiancreeknaturecenter.org - upcoming maple syrup festival on March 1 & 2


• We have an organic buying club together at United buying clubs. Join the Yahoo group to get more information.

• Johnson/Linn County CSA fair at the Robert E Lee Recreation Center, Meeting Room A (in Iowa City) on March 22 from 12 to 4 p.m

• 13th Annual Local Foods Conference   Title: The Food Less Traveled Location: Cedar Rapids, Iowa
  Date: February 1-2, 2008.  Ali went to this and thought it was very interesting!!

Other

• Jan 21 Here and Now interview with James McWilliams.  He brings up the point that eating local isn't always the best option.
• The Cost of Easting Green--MSN money article
• Planet Green Discovery Channel is launching a new "green" channel sometime this year.