http://www.iowafoodandfitness.org Our five county region is on the ground floor of a movement to improve the policies, practices, and systems that determine how food arrives on our tables and how NE Iowa communities can grow opportunities for physical activity for all. en-us http://iowafoodandfitness.org/news/50.html http://iowafoodandfitness.org/news/50.html Wed, 03 Mar 2010 10:42:01 CST It's official! A memorandum of understanding was signed between the cities of Clermont, Elgin and Elkader, and the counties of Fayette and Clayton, regarding the Turkey River Corridor being named an "Iowa Great Place." http://iowafoodandfitness.org/news/49.html http://iowafoodandfitness.org/news/49.html Fri, 26 Feb 2010 14:43:22 CST Forty-five school and community members from Riceville, S. Winn, Central, Waukon, Valley and New Hampton schools participated in the event which featured speakers from Iowa Bicycle Coalition, Iowa State University, Iowa Department of Public Health and Iowa Department of Transportation. http://iowafoodandfitness.org/news/48.html http://iowafoodandfitness.org/news/48.html Fri, 26 Feb 2010 14:40:31 CST Twenty-eight food service staff from Decorah, Turkey Valley, Postville, Starmont and Oelwein schools recently participated in a 2-hour Safe Food workshop at Upper Iowa University as part of the NE Iowa Farm to School project. http://iowafoodandfitness.org/news/47.html http://iowafoodandfitness.org/news/47.html Fri, 26 Feb 2010 14:35:44 CST Putting most of its informational eggs together in one basket, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has created and released a new web-based mapping tool called Your Food Environment Atlas. http://iowafoodandfitness.org/news/46.html http://iowafoodandfitness.org/news/46.html Wed, 17 Feb 2010 18:17:49 CST The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation NEW WEBINAR SERIES: Making Schools the Model for Healthier Environments http://iowafoodandfitness.org/news/45.html http://iowafoodandfitness.org/news/45.html Fri, 12 Feb 2010 16:54:09 CST Michael Pollan, journalist and author of the best-selling books "In Defense of Food: An Eater's Manifesto" and "The Omnivore's Dilemma: A Natural History of Four Meals," will speak at Luther College Tuesday, Feb. 23, 7 p.m. in the Main Hall of the Center for Faith and Life. http://iowafoodandfitness.org/news/44.html http://iowafoodandfitness.org/news/44.html Thu, 11 Feb 2010 15:25:48 CST http://iowafoodandfitness.org/news/43.html http://iowafoodandfitness.org/news/43.html Thu, 11 Feb 2010 11:50:41 CST School food service employees from six school districts recently participated in a day-long food safety in-service taught by Iowa State University Extension specialists Cindy Baumgartner and Jill Weber. The training was part of the Farm to School project in northeast Iowa. http://iowafoodandfitness.org/news/42.html http://iowafoodandfitness.org/news/42.html Thu, 11 Feb 2010 11:22:10 CST Entrepreneurs in northeast Iowa now have another financing option to launch their ideas. The Northeast Iowa Food and Farm Coalition, or NIFF Coalition, was recently approved as an affiliate of Iowa Microloan. http://iowafoodandfitness.org/news/41.html http://iowafoodandfitness.org/news/41.html Tue, 09 Feb 2010 08:23:43 CST Over the past two years, indeed, it seems that classic skiing has begun to make a comeback in the Cresco area. However, this year the trails are really up and running, with an added attraction: a lane for skate-style skiing, which allows skiers to glide much faster than classic skiing allows for. All of this is made possible through the Howard County Conservation Board's recent purchase of a new groomer.