Feed Iowa First

Feed Iowa First Feed Iowa First's mission is to ‘Combat Food Insecurity Today and Tomorrow by Growing Food and Farmers'

07/04/2025

Feed Iowa First wishes you a joyful 4th of July full of laughter, great food, and good company. 💚
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Heads up: our shop is closed today while we celebrate — can’t wait to see you at on Monday!
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Snapshots from Feed Iowa First — every veggie, every volunteer, every moment reminds us why food security is so importan...
07/02/2025

Snapshots from Feed Iowa First — every veggie, every volunteer, every moment reminds us why food security is so important. Together, we’re growing a future where everyone has access to nourishing food.
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Another amazing night with our volunteers! Feed Iowa First is forever grateful to have people that help us with our miss...
06/30/2025

Another amazing night with our volunteers! Feed Iowa First is forever grateful to have people that help us with our mission💚💚
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Today we have a message from our Farm Manager, Isabel Schmidt! 🌱🌱🌱🌱🌱🌱Feed Iowa First is on the hunt for some w**ding war...
06/27/2025

Today we have a message from our Farm Manager, Isabel Schmidt!
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Feed Iowa First is on the hunt for some w**ding warriors to join our Weekly Weeding Crew! Every Wednesday from 1pm-3pm, we’ll be getting our hands dirty from different urban sites across Cedar Rapids and Marion — growing food and connections together!
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What to bring:
💧Water
☀️ Sunscreen
🥾Closed-toed shoes
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Feel free to bring headphones and friends! No experience is required!
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You can’t make it to Wednesday’s? No problem! You can volunteer on your own time at our sites as well! Reach out to [email protected] for more information about how to get involved near you!
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Let’s grow something great, together!
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Hey FIF Volunteers! It’s a hot one out there today!🌱🌱🌱🌱But we’ve got some good news — Shop Night is still happening toni...
06/23/2025

Hey FIF Volunteers! It’s a hot one out there today!
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But we’ve got some good news — Shop Night is still happening tonight from 4:00 PM to 5:30 PM at 1506 10th St SE, Cedar Rapids, IA.
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Be sure to dress to stay cool and bring plenty of water. We’ll be having fun getting everything ready for distribution — your help makes all the difference!
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See you there!
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Wow! Look at what’s growing at the urban farms! 🌱🌱🌱🌱Just a recap, we got a huge donation of vegetable plants from (THAN...
06/19/2025

Wow! Look at what’s growing at the urban farms!
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Just a recap, we got a huge donation of vegetable plants from (THANK YOU💚), beautiful cherries are growing at Brucemore, and would you just look at that lettuce from Marion Methodist!!!
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Something we could use your help with, WEEDING!!!
Feed Iowa First could use 5-10 amazing volunteers to help w**d our St. Andrew’s Site from 1-4 next Monday!
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Please visit our website to sign up using the volunteer interest from at www.feediowa1st.com
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Help us with our mission!! We can’t do it without you!!
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Look at our volunteers working hard on Monday! With our first Monday Night Volunteer Night, we had our volunteers help w...
06/18/2025

Look at our volunteers working hard on Monday! With our first Monday Night Volunteer Night, we had our volunteers help with washing, packaging, gardening, and cleaning at the shop!! 💚🌱🌱 Hope to see you all again next Monday! Great work!!! Will we see some more faces to help with distribution?

Have you been low key waiting for a foodie event in Cedar Rapids that features local produce, local farmers AND the hott...
06/16/2025

Have you been low key waiting for a foodie event in Cedar Rapids that features local produce, local farmers AND the hottest restaurants? Well, guess what?!?! Feed Iowa First is thrilled to announce our inaugural launch of Global Graze: Raising Funds for Local Farming. This event will benefit our Equitable Land Access Program and celebrate local agriculture and food!
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Mark your calendars for September 12th! The tasting event will feature chef and farmer partnerships with a focus on locally grown produce with an international street food theme.

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Global Graze will be hosted at the Cedar Rapids Public Library rooftop. Ticket sales and announcements of participating restaurants and farmers will be announced in the coming weeks! See more information at https://www.feediowa1st.com/global-graze/ (also linked in bio)

What a night! Congratulations to Mari and Black Earth Gardens on her first place finish at .fest Pitch Competition spons...
06/14/2025

What a night! Congratulations to Mari and Black Earth Gardens on her first place finish at .fest Pitch Competition sponsored by Hy-Vee!!

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Cedar Rapids, IA
52401

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