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Time to Go Shopping! 1070 Different Products Listed!

The online shopping cart is open for the first of two cycles we’ll have before the Christmas holidays. There are many, many excellent food and non-food products available for your gifting needs – all available from the comfort of your home computer. See below for info on a new producer and new items.

NOTE: The cart will close at midnight on Sunday, Dec. 1. Distribution is Thurs., Dec. 5 at our Des Moines area locations and Friday, Dec. 6 at our Ames location. Note: if you have a conflict with this schedule, our alternative pick up time from 10:30 am to noon on Sat., Dec. 7.

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.

Fieldstone Farms added gift baskets (two sizes): “perfect gifts for someone wishing to sample the natural products made from our beehives”. Depending on which you buy, the baskets will include lip balm, honey, hand & body lotion, creamed honey, and bee pollen.

Al Dente Toffee added several new toffee products (great gifts as well): Bourbon Pecan, Coconut Dark Chocolate, Orange Dark Chocolate, Chipotle, Triple Expresso, and Apple Pie a al Mode.

Heart of Iowa Soapworks added Chamomile Citrus Shampoo Bars (“A long-time favorite of my shampoo bar loving crowd”).

Agri-Cultured Foods added Garlic Dill Sauerkraut (their top seller has returned).

Lee’s Greens, LLC has lettuce mix, red and green kale, spinach, and radishes listed.

Yoke S Ranch added stew meat from their Corriente beef herd, Ebersole Cattle Company added two sizes of grass-fed chuck roasts, Horsefeather Farm added beef filets and two types of steaks (Ribeye & New York Strip), and Special K Ranch added three types of Texas Longhorn beef roasts – Sirloin, Sirloin Tip, and New York Strip.

IFC Annual Meeting

Please join us tomorrow in Waukee for our annual meeting. Click here for details and send an email to info@iowafood.coop if you are coming.

Time to Go Shopping for Thanksgiving!

The shopping cart opened last night at midnight. It’ll close at midnight on Sunday, Nov. 10. Pickup is Thurs., Nov. 21 at our Des Moines area locations and Friday, Nov. 22 at our Ames location. Note: if you have a conflict with this schedule, our alternative pick up time from 10:30 am to noon on Sat., Nov. 23.

See below for new stuff. 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. Also, click here for a Thanksgiving shopping checklist. Not sure everything on the list is available, but it might be helpful in getting ready.

Lee’s Greens, LLC has arugula, leaf lettuce mix, baby red and green kale, swiss chard, and spinach listed.

Quaking Bog Botanicals has two new listings – Peruvian Purple Potatoes and Jerusalem Artichokes.

From Julie at Broadhorn Farm: “Our Sirloin Tip Roasts are on sale. Were $5.88/lb, now $5/lb. Our Top Sirloin Steak is also on sale. Were $8.88.lb, now $8/lb.”

From Bob at Country View Dairy: “Just changed the price on five of our Greek Yogurts for a $2 off sale, and also brought down the price on 6 oz vanilla by $1.”

From Jocelyn at Pickle Creek Herbals: “We’ve added a couple of new things for the holidays, including our Rosemary Infused Olive Oil (makes fantastic potatoes and is exceptional for bread dipping or making grilled cheese sandwiches). We also have a special holiday soap and lip balm scent called Christmas Thyme (smells like fresh oranges and Christmas trees.”

Krieger Greenhouses is back with several fresh produce items, including Baby Turnips, Butternut Squash, Beets, and Baby Carrots.

Twin Girls Gardens is also back with seven incredible jam and jelly products (try their Autumn Jam for a real treat).

Wedel Grazing Acres has pork chops back in stock and Huber Family Farm added some new varieties of potatoes (Reba, Red Lasoda, and Ozette Fingerlings).

Yoke S Ranch has hamburger patties on sale for $4/package (regularly $5.50) and short ribs on sale for $4.50/lb (regularly $5.50).

Raccoon Forks Farm added garlic (got to have garlic).

Time to Go Shopping!

The shopping cart opened last night at midnight. It’ll close at midnight on Sunday, Oct. 27th. Delivery is Thurs., Oct. 31st at our Des Moines area locations and Friday, Nov. 1 at our Ames location. Note: if you have a conflict with this schedule, our alternative pick up time from 10:30 am to noon on Sat., Nov. 2nd.

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. Also, there will be one more distribution between now and Thanksgiving (on Thursday, Nov. 21st).

The Berry Patch added Northern Spy apples to go along with their Chieftain, Macoun, Jonathan, Jonagold, Golden Delicious, and Honeycrisp apples.

Iowa Orchard also has apples (Cortland, Gala, Golden Delicious, Honeycrisp, Jonagold, Jonathan) and various baked goods, apple ciders, apple butter, and dried apples.

From Matt at Holdeman Poultry: “All our ground capon products (properly labeled) are back this cycle, and we are excited to introduce a new product we are sure you’ll love – Honey and Swiss Capon Sticks.”

Lee’s Greens, LLC has arugula, lettuce mix, red and green kale, swiss chard, spinach, and radishes listed.

From Julie at Good Shepard Grass Farms: “We added more pasture-raised chickens for just under $2/lb, plus a limited-time special: purchase 10 lbs of ground beef and receive a free filet.”

Zaza’s Pasta added two seasonal products – Butternut Squash & Besciamella Lasagne (made with handmade noodles, organic ricotta & local butternut squash) and Pumpkin Tiramisu (sweet pumpkin puree mixed with creamy mascarpone, layered with made-from-scratch ladyfingers, and topped with crunchy amaratti cookie bits). Also, their Pumpkin Spice Biscotti is on sale and their Pumpkin Fettuccine is available for a limited time.

Broadhorn Farm has beef brisket from their Belted Galloway herd on sale for $8.65/lb (regularly $9.99/lb).

Gardner’s Harvest added pumpkin turnovers and pumpkin muffins. Her “yeasted” products are on hold because they take a long time to prepare, and the next delivery falls on beggar’s night (which Lisa will spend with her kids). Her breads and other items will be back next cycle.

Horsefeather Farm added two new beef bundles from their certified organic beef herd. 

Yoke S Ranch has both minute steak and hamburger patties from their Corriente beef herd on sale for $4/lb.

Elements of Rejuvenation listed a wide variety of Soy Wax Tarts (wickless, flameless candles that when used in conjunction with a warmer gives off the same fragrance that candles do).

Raccoon Forks Farm added jumbo and large eggs, and they have a special on broiler chickens: “We are running out of freezer space due to a new batch of chickens. Our normal prices is $3.50/lb, but we are selling these 4 to 7 lb chickens for $5 each.”

Time to Shop – 1,039 Products Listed!

The shopping cart opened last night at midnight. It’ll close at midnight on Sunday, Oct. 13. Delivery is Thurs., Oct. 17 at our Des Moines area locations and Friday, Oct. 18 at our Ames location. Note that if you have a conflict with this schedule, our alternative pick up time from 10:30 am to noon on Sat., Oct. 19.

See below for a special note from Holdeman’s ABF Poultry plus updates on new stuff. 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 Berry Patch has seven apple products listed (Chieftain, Macoun, Jonathan, Jonagold, Golden Delicious, Honeycrisp, and 20# bags of mixed apples).

Iowa Orchard added seven apple varieties (Cortland, Gala, Golden Delicious, Honeycrisp, Jonagold, Jonathan) to go along with a wide variety of baked goods, apple ciders, apple butter, and dried apples.

Maxwell Farms added six kinds of pumpkins (Baby Boo, Cinderella, Cougar, Jack Be Little, Jack O’Lantern, Knucklehead) to their selection of potatoes.

Fieldstone Farms added Buckwheat Honey (a sweet, delicious dark-colored honey with a distinctive spicy-malt flavor. Darker honeys such as buckwheat also tend to contain more vitamins and minerals in addition to antioxidants than lighter-colored honeys.

Julie at Zaza’s Pasta writes: “Fall is my favorite time of year, so I love making new things for our fall distribution cycles. This time I added Pumpkin Fettuccine and Butternut Squash Ravioli. I’m also having a sale on Pumpkin Spice Biscotti. Yay Fall!”

Horsefeather Farm reduced the price on its organic grass-fed steak and hamburger bundles.

Wild Rose Pastures has poultry products available again: whole and cut-up pastured chicken, pastured stewing hens and pastured turkeys, and small eggs.

Two Rivers Soap Company added several new soaps: Oatmeal Stout Beer (made with real beer!), Oceania, Herb Garden, Fresh Cut Grass, Honey & Oats, and Papaya Nectar. She also two she’s brought back for the holidays – Christmas Tree and Candy Cane – plus a customer favorite: Foot Butter (a rich cream made with natural shea butter, mango button, cocoa butter, and Aloe Vera.

Heart of Iowa Soapworks has Lilac Cream Goat Milk Soap back in stock.

Holdeman Poultry’s ground capon packages came back from the processor missing the official processing plant stickers. This was a mistake. The product was inspected and is safe, but they can’t be sold without these stickers. But they can be given away, so Matt will include free packages of either capon burger, patties, sausage, or sausage patties with orders for other products.

Time to Shop – Lots of New Products!

The shopping cart opened last night at midnight. It’ll close at midnight on Sunday, Sept. 29. Delivery is Thurs., Oct. 3 at our Des Moines area locations and Friday, Oct. 4 at our Ames location. Note that if you have a conflict with this schedule, our alternative pick up time from 10:30 am to noon on Sat., Oct. 5.

See below for updates on new stuff, including a new producer. 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.

Des Moines Bacon Company added two types of uncured, nitrate and nitrite-free boneless pit hams.

Quaking Bog Bontanicals added several winter squash varieties: Golden Nugget, Long Island Cheese, Hidatsa, and Pink Banana Bush (you gotta check out their descriptions).

Daily Bread Bakery added a gluten-free sliced bread (Alison writes that her customers are loving it!).

Black Cat Acres added Dutch and Ruby Red Cabbage, leeks, watermelon, butternut winter squash, and Roma and heirloom tomatoes.

Timber Ridge Cattle Company added a new product – a beef-pork Savory Mustard snack stick (the pork is from Swabian Hall pigs that have been fed flax to help increase Omega 3 levels).

Wilted Leaf Farm listed kale, green leaf lettuce, and Swiss chard.

Maxwell Farms added six different kinds of pumpkins (Baby Boo, Bat Wings, Blue Jarrahdale, Cinderella, Galeus d’ Eysines, Lil’ Pump-Ke-Mon).

Anna’s Place added traditional bronze (Pilgrim) turkeys in three different sizes.

Overhome Farm added four kinds of peppers (Pasilla, Trinidad Scorpion, Mulata Isleno, Cayenne) and four kinds of popcorn (Chocolate Cherry, Robust, Dynamite, Cherokee Long Ear).

Wedel Grazing Acres added a new product – pork sausage. Their ham steaks are on sale (were $7.99, now $6.25) as are their ribeyes (were $17.25, now $14.99).

Red Barn Produce added Chieftain apples, and the Berry Patch Farm added Red Kura apples.

Gardner’s Harvest added whole wheat pita pockets.

Broadhorn Farm has two beef products from its Belted Galloway herd on sale: Short Ribs @ $5/lb (regularly $5.65) and Ribeyes @ $14/lb (regularly $16).