From cooking to composting, Iowa City promotes eco-friendly pumpkin disposal options

Iowa city is encouraging residents to choose more sustainable ways to dispose of Halloween pumpkins. From kitchen recipes to curbside composting, there are many ...
KCCI Des Moines

Groups fighting food insecurity raise concerns about SNAP changes

legislation is now in the hands of the U-S Senate. SNAP recipients in Iowa -- won't be able to use their benefits for some types of food starting next year. It's due to a waiver approved by the ...
Des Moines Register

What's the winning formula for Best New Food at the Iowa State Fair? We crunch the numbers

Ten years of the Iowa State Fair's Best New Food contest have resulted in a variety of winning dishes. This year's finalists include a bacon cheeseburger egg roll, a lobster corn dog and the pork ...
Des Moines Register

It takes all of us to address food insecurity and poverty in Iowa

Michelle Book is president and CEO of Food Bank of Iowa. Summer may be the best season in Iowa, unless you are a child and are hungry. According to Feeding America, 1 in 6 Iowa children faces food ...
The Gazette

Farm Bureau report: Iowa consumers worry about government-caused increases in food costs

The Gazette offers audio versions of articles using Instaread. Some words may be mispronounced. The Iowa Farm Bureau’s latest food and farm index found that among concerns of the high cost of ...