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At the Iowa Farm Table Podcast

From the Iowa Food System Coalition

The At the Iowa Farm Table Podcast takes a deep look into food and farming in Iowa. Brought to you by the Iowa Food System Coalition. attheiowafarmtable.substack.com

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35:00

Here's the beef (on beef)

At the Iowa Farm Table Podcast ·

2025/11/03

This week on At the Iowa Farm Table, learn more about how and where your food is raised!Beth Hoffman and Amanda Severson chat about their cattle businesses and how they raise meat differently than what you typically buy in the supermarket. They discuss current political trends and how the nutrition of the meat they raise differs from cattle raised on corn.You can learn more about Amanda Severson and her family at https://www.grandviewbeef.com/ and on instagram @grandviewbeefBeth Hoffman runs

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10:45

Raise More Hell and Less Corn

At the Iowa Farm Table Podcast ·

2025/10/20

What’s going on in farm country?China, which normally buys half of America’s soybean crop, hasn’t bought a bean. Corn prices are dragging below the cost of production. Wheat and hogs? Also in the tank.Across the Midwest, people are whispering—and in some cases shouting—that we might be headed for another farm crisis, the likes of which Iowa last saw in the 1980s.To get perspective, I turned to Sarah Vogel. She’s an attorney, advocate, and author of The Farmer’s Lawyer, the memoir that chronicles the

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12:03

The Key to Ecological Healing

At the Iowa Farm Table Podcast ·

2025/10/06

In recognition of Indigenous Peoples Day (October 13th in Iowa), we hear from two Indigenous women residing in Iowa and learn how shifting our perspective can help bring us back into balance with the natural world. Featured Voices* Marianna G. M. Cota, MPH — Ecologist, dreamweaver, heartist, disruptor, folklorist, and public health scholar with Yoeme/Yaqui, Kapampangan/Filipino, and Mexican lineage. Marianna is the dreamer behind INDIGENEXUS, inviting others to develop and maintain relationships

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13:49

Who Benefits from Iowa’s School Lunch Dollars?

At the Iowa Farm Table Podcast ·

2025/09/22

Iowa schools spend millions feeding kids — in effect, they’re the largest restaurants in the state. But here’s the catch: most of those tax dollars don’t stay in Iowa. When food is trucked in from across the country and contracts go only to national corporations, local farms and rural communities lose out.In this replay of our very first episode, we dig into the real economics of school lunch. You’ll hear how the now-defunded Local Food for Schools program changed what ended up on kids’ trays, why

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13:45

Food Grows Iowa: A Vision for a Diverse Midwest

At the Iowa Farm Table Podcast ·

2025/09/08

Iowa’s food system has been engineered into sameness. This episode explores how diversification—of crops, markets, and farmers—could reshape the Corn Belt and prove that Food Grows Iowa. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit attheiowafarmtable.substack.com

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15:35

4 IDEAs to Help Our Nitrate Problem

At the Iowa Farm Table Podcast ·

2025/08/25

Iowa’s nitrate levels have hit historic highs, forcing lawn watering bans, swim advisories, and costly cleanups. A new report — the Central Iowa Source Water Research Assessment (CISWRA) — confirms what many Iowans already know: agriculture is driving the problem, and solutions can’t wait.So what can you do about a challenge this big?In this episode, host Beth Hoffman sits down with Dr. Adam Shriver, Director of Wellness and Nutrition at the Harkin Institute and leader with the Iowa Food System

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29:33

IFSC Side Dish: Water Quality with Special Guest...

At the Iowa Farm Table Podcast ·

2025/08/18

Hosted by Chris Schwartz, Executive Director of Iowa Food System Coalition | Think downstream! This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit attheiowafarmtable.substack.com

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11:07

Iowa State Fair Showdown: Small, Squeaky, and Delicious

At the Iowa Farm Table Podcast ·

2025/08/11

Cheese curds. Goat cheese. Ice Cream. Beverages.At the Iowa State Fair, the Iowa Quality Dairy Products Competition showcases the best dairy products in the state, from small family creameries to large-scale brands that are investing in Iowa.In this episode, we follow Heather Moore of Moore Family Farms in Maquoketa as she enters her cheese curds in one of the fair’s most competitive categories. We go behind the scenes at Iowa State University for judging day, hear from founder Stephanie Clark on

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18:45

IFSC Side Dish: with guest Sue Dinsdale Iowa Citizen...

At the Iowa Farm Table Podcast ·

2025/08/04

This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit attheiowafarmtable.substack.com

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11:53

What Sweet Corn Tells Us About Iowa’s Appetite for...

At the Iowa Farm Table Podcast ·

2025/07/28

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, drive miles out of their way, and plan weekend gatherings around it. Some boil. Some grill. Some freeze a dozen bags for winter. Everyone has their way.It’s inconvenient. More labor-intensive than most foods we buy. And still, Iowans go out of their way for it, year after year.In this episode, we dig into the literal, emotional, and cultural layers of

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23:22

Side Dish with Ilsa DeWald

At the Iowa Farm Table Podcast ·

2025/07/21

This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit attheiowafarmtable.substack.com

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14:53

What's in the Box? The "Health" of Healthy Kids Iowa

At the Iowa Farm Table Podcast ·

2025/07/14

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 program that helped feed nearly 250,000 Iowa kids each summer. Instead, the state applied for a waiver to pilot its own approach: Healthy Kids Iowa. While that waiver was denied under the previous administration, it gained approval this year under USDA Secretary Brooke Rollins.In this episode, we unpack what Healthy Kids Iowa looks like on the ground. We

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14:30

This Is Why We Can’t Have Clean Water

At the Iowa Farm Table Podcast ·

2025/06/30

Nitrate levels in Des Moines' drinking water are hitting historic highs. The city just issued its first-ever lawn watering ban, and rural communities are struggling too. What’s going on?In this episode, we revisit that grade school water cycle diagram—then rip it up. Because the reality in Iowa is very different. Think monocrops, fertilizer runoff, and millions of acres of buried tile lines rerouting water away from where it needs to go.We talk with Iowa’s State Geologist Keith Schilling and Iowa

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10:17

Why Local Food Feels (and Is) Different

At the Iowa Farm Table Podcast ·

2025/06/16

"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 and why it matters more than you might think. Spoiler alert: it has a lot to do with your health. But, it goes beyond nutrition. From farmers markets in small towns to food science labs, we explore how the way food is grown affects its flavor, nutrition, and even your connection to the people who grew it. It isn’t just fresher… it’s personal. It’s

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25:18

Side Dish: Farm and Food Celebration with Tommy Hexter

At the Iowa Farm Table Podcast ·

2025/06/09

This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit attheiowafarmtable.substack.com

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12:21

Iowa's Food Banks and Pantries

At the Iowa Farm Table Podcast ·

2025/06/02

For this episode we visited our partners at the Des Moines Area Religious Council (DMARC) food pantry network, where collaboration, data collection, and advocacy are changing how food insecurity is understood and addressed. We hear how local pantries work, who they serve, and why even in a state known for agriculture, one in four Iowans is struggling to access enough food.This episode also examines how cuts to programs like LFPA and the underfunding of Iowa’s Choose Iowa Purchasing Pilot threaten

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13:19

Immigrants and the Food Chain

At the Iowa Farm Table Podcast ·

2025/05/19

So much of the food we eat is grown, processed, and prepared by people we rarely see. Many of them are immigrants and refugees. In this episode, we hear from Iowans whose lives and work are deeply woven into the fabric of our food system and explore what it means to search for safety, stability, and opportunity in a country that sends mixed messages.Thanks for listening to the At the Iowa Farm Table Podcast! Subscribe for free to receive new episodes to your inbox.Voices* Alex – aspiring farmer and

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10:40

Adding Value on Iowa's Farms

At the Iowa Farm Table Podcast ·

2025/05/05

What does it mean to add value on the farm and why does it matter? In this episode, we explore how Iowa farmers are going beyond raw products to create products that feed their communities, build resilience, and keep more food dollars close to home.This kind of work is getting a boost from the Choose Iowa Value-Added Grant Program, which recently awarded $463,000 to farmers and food businesses across the state. That funding is expected to spark over $1 million in local investment. Demand for the

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16:02

Side Dish: Meet Chris Schwartz, IFSC Director

At the Iowa Farm Table Podcast ·

2025/04/28

This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit attheiowafarmtable.substack.com

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15:06

Drenched in Chemicals

At the Iowa Farm Table Podcast ·

2025/04/21

In 2012, Rob Faux was bringing water out to the hens on his organic farm in northeast Iowa when a plane flew over and sprayed pesticides on him, his partner, and his farm. Not once, but twelve times.The experience of that day and the weeks and months after it led him to become who he is today: an advocate for pesticide control and regulation.In today’s episode of At the Iowa Farm Table, Beth Hoffman of the Iowa Food System Coalition dives into Rob Faux’s shocking story and what the new “pesticide

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