The Northern Iowa Food and Farm Partnership 2012
Farm Crawl is September 9th from 1 to 5 pm. Eleven
farms in the NIFFP area will be open to the public for an enjoyable
day of exploring the countryside and learning about how
our food is produced. NIFFP is partnering with the UNI CEEE
Farm Energy Working Group to showcase four of the
farms demonstrating innovative on-farm energy projects.
Hansen’s Dairy is one of the showcased farms. Other Farms
included in the crawl from this area are Friedrich’s Fresh
Foods, C’mon Back Acres, Fitkin Popcorn, Hillcrest Farms, and
Rainbow Ridge Farm (another showcased farm.) For more
information call 273-7883 or visit http://www.uni.edu/ceee/
local-foods/farm-crawl/farmcrawl.
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University of Northern Iowa Named Northeast Iowa STEM HUB
The new Governor’s STEM Advisory Council, a public-private partnership overarching goal is creating greater student achievement in STEM subjects and a stronger STEM workforce. Six STEM network hubs will work with business, education institutions, nonprofit groups and others in their region in a way that best fits local needs, interests and resources. STEM network hubs will be the driving force offering Iowa students more opportunities to learn about STEM, and better prepare them for STEM careers.
UNI is one of six chosen from a pool of 13 Iowa institutions and organizations who applied. Hubs will physically house the coordinating centers and their network hub managers and will take advantage of local assets such as partner businesses, county extension, formal and informal education organizations, nonprofits and more.