• A collage of four photos from a community event: the top left shows a table with various groceries including oranges, avocados, milk, cheese, and packaged foods; the top right displays a group of people standing behind a banner that reads 'Our Mission Continues! Celebrating 150 years of the past, and a bright future ahead' during a community outreach; the bottom left shows a close-up of a meal tray with broccoli, macaroni and cheese, and a piece of fried chicken; the bottom right features a market stall with fresh vegetables including cauliflower, carrots, corn, zucchini, and herbs.

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    We highlight the voices of our partners and work together to create lasting change in Iowa.

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    We have an opportunity to improve our health, our land and our communities in Iowa.

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  • A herd of black and brown cows standing behind a white electric fence on a green grassy field at sunset, with a farm building and trees in the background.

    Announcing Setting the Table for All Iowans, a plan to create a thriving, sustainable, and equitable food system in Iowa.

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The Iowa Food System Coalition is a coalition of more than 40 organizations and individuals committed to collective action to advance a thriving and equitable food system in Iowa.

  • DMARC - Des Moines Area Religious Council
  • Iowa Farmers Union
  • Johnson County Food Policy Council
  • LSI Global Greens
  • Iowa Food Bank Association
  • Iowa Hunger Coalition
  • Iowa Rural Health Association
  • Healthy Harvest of North Iowa
  • Cultivate Local Food Connections
  • UNI Center for Energy & Environmental Education
  • Iowa State University Extension and Outreach Farm, Food and Enterprise Development
  • Southeast Iowa Food Hub
  • SILT - Sustainable Iowa Land Trust
  • FoodCorps
  • Waukee Farm to School
  • Northeast Iowa Food Bank
  • Logo for Iowa Valley Resource Conservation & Development with stylized green and black text.
  • Iowa HHS
  • Logo for Corridor Community Action Network featuring the slogan 'It's dangerous to go alone, take us,' with bold black and red text.
  • Logo with the words "EAT GREATER OMS" and a carrot image inside the letters O and S, with the tagline "Connecting Communities Through Food."
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    Collaborating for Change

    To change, we must come together to understand where we are and where we want to go.

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  • Setting the Table for All Iowans

    The Plan

    Introducing: Setting the Table for All Iowans - a plan to create a thriving, sustainable, and equitable food system in Iowa.

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  • Iowa Food System Coalition Launch at Capitol

    The Power in Partnership

    By working together, we can act more powerfully and affect change in all areas of the food system.

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