Join the River Bend ChapterWe invite you to become a member of our River Bend Chapter of Buy Fresh Buy Local, now in its fourth year. The main goal of the River Bend Buy Fresh Buy Local program is making connections between consumers in communities throughout the region to the freshest, most delicious locally grown and produced foods available. Memberships can include producers, restaurants, farmers markets, institutions and others that are interested in local, healthy foods. Your membership will provide a listing in the River Bend Buy Fresh Buy Local Directory. Additional membership benefits and responsibilities are listed on the enclosed membership form. 2013 Member Application Local Food Buyers Application Local Food Producer Application | 2012 Member DirectoryThe directory now includes 60 members from the region that support the production, marketing and consumption of locally produced foods, and provides eastern Iowa locations where consumers can obtain fresh, local products.  Download 2012 BFBL DirectoryMembers As a member of a Buy Fresh Buy Local Iowa Chapter, you make your business easier for customers to find and understand. Local foods directories, farm tours, local foods meals and more are all ways that chapters work together to better connect farmers, markets, restaurants and consumers. Contact your local BFBL Iowa chapter to learn more about membership! Supporters Want to see more local foods in your local grocery store? Do you think that school kitchens should buy from local farms? Are you concerned about where food at your local care center comes from? Become a BFBL Iowa Supporter to be part of the network that connects farmers and consumers and sees to it that local foods are part of important conversations. | News/EventsWednesday, April 24th Eating Local on a Budget Come and learn “locavore” basics and budget tips for buying locally grown food. 6:30-7:30pm CARADCO Building (900 Washington Street, Dubuque, IA) View Flier Cost: free to Dubuque Food Co-op Members or $5.00 for Non-Members To register: e-mail Regional Foods Coordinator Brittany Bethel at bbethel@iastate.edu or call 563-583-6496. Visit the Dubuque Food Co-op website for more info! Wednesday, April 24th Film screening of "Fresh!" You’re invited to a free movie - the first of several eco-films showing throughout the summer at Mindframe Theater. Fresh! celebrates the farmers, thinkers and business people across America who are re-inventing our food system. Forging healthier, sustainable alternatives, they offer a practical vision for a future of our food and our planet. For more detailed information on the movie series contact Green Iowa Americorps at 563-690-6032 or by email atgreeniowaDB@gmail.com. View Flier Start time: 7:00pm with local food discussion to follow. Friday, April 26th Why Buy Fresh? Why Buy Local? You’re invited to join us as the Dubuque County ISU Extension Office and Buy Fresh Buy Local – River Bend Chapter team up with Jones Regional Medical Center to present a “Buy Fresh. Buy Local.” Workshop. The presentation will discuss the benefits of buying fresh and local foods for you and your family. Time: 2:00pm-3:00pm. Location: Jones Regional Medical Center Cafeteria. Please RSVP to Amy at 319-481-6222. Sunday, April 28th Second Film Screening of "Fresh!" You’re invited to a free movie - the first of several eco-films showing throughout the summer at Mindframe Theater. Fresh! celebrates the farmers, thinkers and business people across America who are re-inventing our food system. Forging healthier, sustainable alternatives, they offer a practical vision for a future of our food and our planet. For more detailed information on the movie series contact Green Iowa Americorps at 563-690-6032 or by email atgreeniowaDB@gmail.com. View Flier Start time: 2:00pm with local food discussion to follow. Wednesday, May 22nd Knife Skills and Cooking Class Join Cindy Baumgartner and Brittany Bethel as we teach an interactive class on proper knife techniques. We will also be teaching some easy recipes that you can easily make at home! 6:30-8:00pm Dubuque Rescue Mission Kitchen. Limited to 15 participants! Cost: free to Dubuque Food Co-op Members or $5.00 for Non-Members To register: e-mail Regional Foods Coordinator Brittany Bethel at bbethel@iastate.edu or call 563-583-6496. Visit the Dubuque Food Co-op website for more info! Paper Copies of the 2012 BFBL Directory are now available at the following locations:
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