1,470 Different Products Listed; Our Largest Selection of Unique Items Yet!

Fresh summer produce is arriving—mix up your salads with fresh herbs, green garlic, and shitake mushrooms (and don’t forget eggs, baked goods, meats, dairy and so much more!!!).

These two week shopping cycles come and go quickly! Be sure to watch for new products added throughout the week—especially produce items. 

To shop go to https://iowafood.coop and log in. If you need help with your username or password, send an email to info@iowafood.coop.) The online cart will close Sunday, May 31st at midnight. Distribution is Thurs., June 4th at all our sites except Ames, which is on Friday June 5th. If you can’t make these times, our alternative pick-up is Saturday, May 6th from 10:30 am to noon at our Franklin Avenue site.

***Mark your calendars for a free concert on Monday, June 8^th, from 6-8p at our Franklin Ave. space. Bicycle-traveling folk artist Paul Doffing will perform songs from his latest album. The perfect way to start your summer! Read more here.

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New items + specials:

Hansen Dairy (Hudson via the Iowa Food Cooperative) – We are making Hansen’s butter (and cream as supply allows) available because of limited quantities from our other dairy producers. Hansen’s on-farm creamery started in 2004. Their cows are fed non-GMO crops and they are not given hormones (rBST/rBGH). 

SalAmander Farms (Bondurant) listed red/green romaine lettuce along with several kinds of fresh herbs, kale, swiss chard, mustard greens, and rhubarb.

Lee’s Greens (Nevada) has a very unique selection of fresh herbs, including fresh cut mint—from banana mint to grapefruit mint to chocolate mint! They’ve also got microgreens, rhubarb, and herb, tomato, black raspberry, and blackberry transplants.

Heritage Hill Farm (Ames) is offering various hand-made soaps along with fresh herbs, green onions, radishes, leaf lettuce, rhubarb, and a nice selection of heirloom tomato transplants and potted herbs.

Yoke S Ranch (Russell) has a sale on their short ribs this cycle only!

Audubon County Family Farms (Audubon) is back with eggs from hens fed non-GMO corn and frozen Certified Organic aronia berries.

Mushroom Mills (Columbus Junction) is offering shitake mushrooms for the first time! Check out their other two varieties as well—Lion’s Mane + Oyster.

Lucky George Farm (Derby) added some new pork products from their Large Black Heritage herd including Riblets, Bacon Back Ribs, T-Bone Chops, and Bacon ends. And for those of you who enjoy being adventurous with your grilling, they’ve got rabbit bratwurst, hot dogs, and minute steaks.

Clarion Sage Farm (Adel) added German chamomile plants (an easy to grow herb that produces flowers perfect for herbal tea).

Special K Ranch (Chariton) is running a hamburger special – buy 10 pounds get one pound free.

Cookout Stock-Up! 1,457 Different Products Listed

Time to stock up for summer grilling—from hamburger patties (don’t forget the buns – Threshing Floor is back) to rabbit bratwurst (yes, rabbit bratwurst!).

These two week shopping cycles come and go quickly! Be sure to watch for new products that are added throughout the week—especially produce items. Our 2015 calendar is available in a PDF (click to view), and you can click here to see new products added since last cycle!

To shop go to https://iowafood.coop and log in. If you need help with your username or password, send an email to info@iowafood.coop.) The online cart will close Sunday, May 17th at midnight. Distribution is Thurs., May 21st at all our sites except Ames, which is on Friday May 22nd. If you can’t make these times, our alternative pick-up is Saturday, May 23rd from 10:30 am to noon at our Franklin Avenue sit.

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New items + specials:

Our Global Greens growers (refugee farmers who started with us last year) are starting to list again. Bizimana Charles (Burundi) listed two kinds of radishes and Bucumi Simon/Mariselina Manirakiza (Burundi) listed radishes and several fresh greens (Red Russian Baby Leaf Kale, Spinach, and a Greens Mix).

Special K Ranch (Chariton) has a buy 5 get one free special on Texas Longhorn grass fed beef sticks.

Lucky George Farm (Derby) added rabbit bratwurst and several sausages from their heritage Large Black hogs including American maple sausage (with real maple syrup + honey), English style sausages, and Thuringer (a cooked ready-to-eat pork summer sausage).

Threshing Floor (Dallas Center) is back after taking off a few cycles to care for parents. Becky writes: “Hello Spring! Welcome Summer! How about some homemade hamburger or hot dog buns (either white or whole wheat)? Or cinnamon and cinnamon/raisin white or whole wheat bread for your morning toast? Thanks for your patience; it’s good to be back baking again!”

New Family Farm (Elkhart) added Red Butterhead lettuce (to go along with a wide selection of transplants).

Raccoon Forks Farm (Redfield) added spring garlic (to go along with their eggs and stewing chickens).

Heritage Hill Farm (Ames) added fresh thyme, green garlic, and chive blossoms (delicious in salads or egg dishes, or as a garnish).

SalAmander Farms (Bondurant) listed fresh herbs (including basil, green garlic, parsley) along with swiss chard.

From Lee’s Greens (Nevada): “We have a nice selection of tomato transplants along with cucumber and zucchini transplants, we also have potted herbs/mints and red/black raspberry plants, cut micro greens & rhubarb, and wheat grass for juicing and wheat, rye, oats for pets and animals.”

Good Shepherd Grass Farms (Monroe) added inventory to their ribeye steaks, NY strip steaks, and filets (just in time for weekend cookouts).

Sunrise (Woodward) added Job’s Tears live plants—corn type plants that produce beads perfect for stringing. Homegrown jewelry! Check out their stock of stinging nettles + wheatgrass as well.

Yoke S Ranch (Russell) has a timely sale on their Corriente hamburger patties, this cycle only!