2024 Iowa Local Food Day Celebrations

Waukee Community School District recently celebrated Iowa Local Food Day on Sept. 25 by serving local foods and supporting 18 area producers and businesses. Our District is passionate about helping students connect with their food and the people who grow and produce it. Check out these photos of some Waukee Elementary students enjoying the meal.

Two Waukee Elementary students holding apples.Five students eating lunch at a picnic table and holding up their apples.

Some local food items included eggs, yogurt, watermelon, cheese cubes, cheese sticks, butternut squash, cherry tomatoes, hot dogs, maple syrup, hot sauce, bell peppers, hummus, cucumbers, and apples. At Sugar Creek Elementary, student volunteers helped hand out the delicious local apples!

Two Sugar Creek Elementary student serving apples.Two Sugar Creek Elementary students and one nutrition staff member serving apples while flexing their bicep muscles.Two students serving apples.Two students serving appleas.

Local Food Producers

Below is a list of local producers who helped make our celebration possible. Thank you, producers!

Farmer’s Hen House – Kalona, IA
Country View Dairy – Hawkeye, IA
Cedar Valley Farm – Mount Ayr, IA
Brewer Family Farms, LLC – Dallas Center, IA
Lopata Gardens – Quasqueton, IA
Camp Creek Organic Produce – Kalona, IA
Smalls Fruit Farm – Mondamin, IA
Great River Maple – Garnavillo, IA
Old Station Craft Meats – Waukee, IA
Early Morning Harvest – Panora, IA
Beaver Creek Produce – Berkley, IA
Farmer’s Bootleg Products – Granger, IA
Lola’s Fine Hot Sauce – West Des Moines, IA
Shetler Farm – Murray, IA
WesleyLife Meals on Wheels Hydroponic Farm – Des Moines, IA
Rinehart’s Family Farm – Boone, IA
Oasis Street Food & Oasis Falafel Restaurant – Iowa City, IA
Delivery and logistics provided by FarmTable Procurement & Delivery – Harlan, IA