North Iowa Represented in Choose Iowa Chats at Iowa State Fair
North Iowa will be represented during Choose Iowa Chats this week at the Iowa State Fair.
Iowa Agriculture Secretary Mike Naig says, “Consumers are increasingly looking for local foods, and Choose Iowa is the state’s signature brand for Iowa foods. Consumers will soon begin seeing the Choose Iowa logo at grocery stores, retailers, farmers markets and farm stands as well as on menus in restaurants.”
To promote the ag marketing initiative, Choose Iowa Chats will be held weekdays at 10 am on the Ag Building stage. On Monday (08.14), Mitchell County will be featured with Steve Strasheim of Twisted River Farm in Mitchell and Chef Jessica Baldus of Taste, The Bakery and Piggyback Smokeshack in Osage discussing “How We Get From Farm To Table.”
The Thursday, August 17th Choose Iowa Chat will feature Bob Howard with Country View Dairy near Hawkeye in Fayette County and Jenni Birker with Birker Farms near Garrison in Benton County. They will discuss “Connecting consumers with fresh foods from the farm.”
