Southwest Iowa Food and Farm Initiative (SWIFFI)

SWIFFI members and BFBL coordinators can now post anything related to local foods here!

SWIFFI has awarded 12 grants totaling $4,000 to producers and retailers located in the eight-county SWIFFI area, to assist in the advancement of local food production and consumption.

Grantees are: Henry A. Wallace Country Life Center, Greenfield; Marilyn Geidel, Orient; Adams County Extension, Corning; Wes Stuetelberg, Audubon; Darin Jensen, Audubon; Vic Madsen, Audubon; Harrisdale/Rolling Acres CSA, Atlantic; Marne Community Center, Marne; Our Daily Bread, Griswold; Past Thyme Gardens, Linden; Kathie Madron, Oakland; Bill Buman, Harlan.

These grants are part of our larger effort to promote and encourage the development of a regional food network. These grant dollars are made available through funding provided by the Wallace Foundation for Rural Research and Development through its partnership with the Leopold Ce