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IFSC Side Dish: Water Quality with Special Guest Kamyar Enshayan | Chris Schwartz, Iowa Food System Coalition
Hosted by Chris Schwartz, Executive Director of Iowa Food System Coalition | Think downstream!
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1 year, 1 month ago
Iowa State Fair Showdown: Small, Squeaky, and Delicious
Season 1 Episode 12
Cheese curds. Goat cheese. Ice Cream. Beverages.
At the Iowa State Fair, the Iowa Quality Dairy Products Competition showcases the best dairy products…
1 year, 1 month ago
IFSC Side Dish: with guest Sue Dinsdale Iowa Citizen Action Network
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1 year, 1 month ago
What Sweet Corn Tells Us About Iowa’s Appetite for Change
Season 1 Episode 11
It starts showing up in parking lots and roadside stands around July. People rearrange their schedules to get it while it’s fresh. They stand in line…
1 year, 2 months ago
Side Dish with Ilsa DeWald
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1 year, 2 months ago
What's in the Box? The "Health" of Healthy Kids Iowa
Season 1 Episode 10
In 2024, Governor Kim Reynolds made headlines when she declined $29 million in federal funding for Summer EBT (also known as SUN Bucks)—a proven prog…
1 year, 2 months ago
This Is Why We Can’t Have Clean Water
Season 1 Episode 9
Nitrate levels in Des Moines' drinking water are hitting historic highs. The city just issued its first-ever lawn watering ban, and rural communities…
1 year, 2 months ago
Why Local Food Feels (and Is) Different
Season 1 Episode 8
"Local food" is a popular idea. But why is it important to buy food grown locally?
In this episode, we dive deeply into what local food really means …
1 year, 3 months ago
Side Dish: Farm and Food Celebration with Tommy Hexter
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1 year, 3 months ago
Iowa's Food Banks and Pantries
Season 1 Episode 7
For this episode we visited our partners at the Des Moines Area Religious Council (DMARC) food pantry network, where collaboration, data collection, …
1 year, 3 months ago