Southwest Iowa Food and Farm Initiative (SWIFFI) http://swiffi.org/blog Where SWIFFI Members Post Announcements, Events, Resources Fri, 18 Jul 2008 15:10:28 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.3 en SWIFFI Blog is Active! http://swiffi.org/blog/2008/07/18/swiffi-blog-is-active/ http://swiffi.org/blog/2008/07/18/swiffi-blog-is-active/#comments Fri, 18 Jul 2008 15:10:28 +0000 Administrator http://swiffi.org/blog/2008/07/18/swiffi-blog-is-active/ SWIFFI members and BFBL coordinators can now post anything related to local foods here!

]]> http://swiffi.org/blog/2008/07/18/swiffi-blog-is-active/feed/ Mini-Grants Awarded! http://swiffi.org/blog/2008/07/18/mini-grants-awarded/ http://swiffi.org/blog/2008/07/18/mini-grants-awarded/#comments Fri, 18 Jul 2008 15:10:18 +0000 Administrator http://swiffi.org/blog/2008/07/18/mini-grants-awarded/ 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

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