IFC Pick-up is Thursday!

We had 197 members order 2,193 different items this cycle from 77 different producers. Total purchases were about $12,800. That total is about 9% more than the total from our distribution last year during state fair week. That’s a nice bump.

Thank YOU for buying local and helping us grow and support our producers!

We’ll have your products ready for you to come pick up this week. Here are some information on distribution this week:

1. If you are picking up at Franklin Plaza, please check out products available for purchase in our Retail Center. There’s lots of good stuff you can add to your online orders.

NOTE: We will have several of Country View Dairy’s State Fair first place “Best in Show” Greek Vanilla yogurts for sale on-site!

2. If you are picking up in West Des Moines, please stop by the LSI Global Greens Farm Field Day being held across the street at the Valley Community Center from 5:30 to 7:30 pm. Global Greens growers are an important part of our producer base, and this is a chance to see their farm.

3. Specifics on times and locations for all our sites are available with this link and to the left.

NOTE: IF YOU ARRIVE BEFORE THE SCHEDULED START TIME, OUR VOLUNTEERS WON’T BE READY. PLEASE PLAN ACCORDINGLY AND BE PATIENT.

4. Our alternative pick up time will be from 10:30 to noon on Saturday, Aug. 19. If we don’t see you Thursday, we’ll assume you are coming Saturday.

5. We accept EBT cards for payment ONLY AT OUR Franklin Plaza site. If you are an EBT member and are picking up at another location, please send an email to distribution@iowafood.coop so we can arrange for processing your payment

6. It’s a good idea to check to be sure your pick-up site is correct. You can access your invoice by logging in, going to the shopping tab, and click “view in-process invoice”. If it’s not right, send an email to distribution@iowafood.coop.