New Urban Agriculture Field Days connect farms to communities

The Urban Agriculture team with Iowa State University Extension and Outreach is offering four Urban Agriculture Field Days in 2025, partnering with area urban farms. Local community members and those interested in urban agriculture are invited to attend.

This field day series provides an opportunity for urban farms and their communities to engage with local ISU Extension and Outreach offices, while learning about urban farming practices through onsite demonstrations.

Urban farms are essential to providing food security, sustainability, access to nutritious food and economic strength to urban communities, according to Iowa State’s urban agriculture outreach specialist, Graham Sandersfeld.

Each event will have a unique agenda but will generally include a tour of the host farm and a presentation of agricultural research from on-farm demonstrations during the 2025 growing season.

“Attendees will hear directly from farmers about how they built their farm, the decisions they make and why and how ISU Extension and Outreach is helping them as they move forward. After formal presentations about the field day topic, we encourage attendees to chat with extension specialists and socialize with fellow community members,” Sandersfeld said.

Meet our partnering farms
May 9, Sweet Tooth Farms, Des Moines: 10 a.m. - 12 p.m.
June 9, ReEvolution Farms, Dubuque: 10 a.m. - 12 p.m.
July 9, Southern Goods, LLC, Waterloo: 10 a.m. - 12 p.m.
Sept. 17, Sinsinawa Mound Collaborative Farm, Sinsinawa, Wisconsin: 12-2 p.m.

These events are organized and provided by ISU Extension and Outreach at no cost to attendees. Please register online  to attend any of the urban agriculture field days.

Visit the ISU Extension and Outreach Urban Agriculture website at https://www.extension.iastate.edu/urbanag/ to learn more about the partner farms or contact Graham Sandersfeld at grsfeld@iastate.edu with any questions.