Local labels spark debate as Iowa eateries push farm links
Iowa City and Cedar Rapids restaurants push a Grown Here Made Here label amid concerns over greenwashing. Field to Family backs third party certified criteria with 50 percent local ingredients for Town Made products. ISU notes seasonality and supply limits.
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Roller
Iowa City
Cedar Rapids
Cobble Hill
Sauce Bar
Trumpet Blossom Cafe
Motley Cow Cafe
Devotay
Basta Pizzeria Ristorante
Atlas World Grill
Share Wine Lounge
Big Grove Brewery
New Pioneer Co-op
Tampa Bay
Fla.) Times
Iowa
California
Ruth MacDonald
Food Science and Nutrition
Iowa State University
Field
Johnson County
Michelle Kenyon
Local definitions vary from Iowa to 200 miles
Corridor restaurant owners and chefs share their definitions of local food. They describe local as within Iowa, within 50 to 100 miles, or up to 150 miles, with proximity to communities like Iowa City and Decorah shaping their choices and supplier ranges.
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the Gazette
Iowa
Sergeant Bluff
Muscatine
Cobble Hill
Devotay
Iowa Chop House
Pullman
The
Gazette
Matt Stewart
Noble Bee Honey
Amana
Atlas
Jimmy Jack
Rib Shack
Iowa City
Cory Kent
la Quercia
Norwalk
Sysco
Herb Eckhouse
Andy Schumacher
Heritage Berkshire
Midwest
Schumacher
Devotay and
Sauce
Grass Run Farms
Dorchester
Kristine
Ryan Jepsen
Jepsens
JBS
Greeley
Colo
Joshua Tibbetts
Friese
Kim
Hupp
Tyson Foods
Dolan Farms
Iowa Choice Harvest
Marshalltown
Brenneman Park
Washington
Shanti Seitz
Muddy Miss Farms
Riverside
Pullman Bar
Michelle Kenyon
University of Iowa
Marketing Institute
Pullman Bar & Diner
Sepehr Sadrzadeh
Lenny Sims
Sauce Bar & Bistro
Cedar Rapids
Decorah
Kurt Michael Friese
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Carrie Schumacher
Jerusalem
Alison
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Thegazette.com
Erin
Jordan
Alison Gowans
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Chris Robinson
Berkwood Farms
God
Liz Martin
Spain