Edible Iowa River Valley - Preserving and Revitalizing the Flavors of the Heartland

CONTENTS
SUMMER 2008

4	GRIST FOR THE MILL
7	NOTABLE EDIBLES
8	EDIBLE IMBIBABLES Apples and the Art of Sutliff Cider by Kurt Michael Friese
10	ARE YOU GOING TO SAN FRANCISCO? The First Continental Culinary Congress wants you—by Brian Halweil
13	MARKETWATCH: Farmers Markets Salvage a wet season by Eugenia E. Gratto
15	VOICES FROM THE FIELD The View from theWest—by Denise O’Brien
16	VOICES FROM THE FIELD Grinnell Heritage Farm—by Andrew Dunham
19	VOICES FROM THE FIELD Columbus Junction—by Mallory Smith
22	IOWA S SMALL FARMERS Resilient to the End—by Brian Morelli
24	ENDURING EDIBLES: The Gerst Family Holds Its Own by Criss Roberts
26	A NOT SO RAINY DAY for One Step at a Time Gardens by Dave Murphy
28	EDIBLE ENDEAVORS CSAs Show Stamina—by Michael Knock
30	ADVERTISER DIRECTORY
	ON THE COVER Flooded Farm Looking for Corn by Kurt Michael Friese