The Gathering: Coming Together Around Local Food

Stop by this FREE event to celebrate the growing local food movement in North Iowa to shop the Winter Marketplace, explore our Kids Edition space, engage in mini-workshop sessions, network and more! Come explore all of the exciting activities, including: - The Market Place: Meet local food and farm businesses, and get a chance to buy local products in the Winter months! - Mini Workshops: Expand your knowledge of buying, using, and growing local food. - Kid’s Edition: Hands-on, educational activities will be available. MARKETPLACE BUSINESS VENDORS Blossom St Honey, Eagle Lake Gardens, Frisky Fox Vineyard & Winery, Furleigh's Fruit and Vegetable Farm, Grand View Beef, Gym-N-Eat Crickets LLC, Hazel Acres, Honey and Ewe Farm, Hoover's Hatchery, JÓIA FOOD FARM, Limestone Brewers, Mossycup Farm, North Iowa Fresh, Purple Ribbon Beef, Red Shed Gardens, Reiff's Farmstand, Riverside Feeds, LLC, Simply Nourished, Timbukbrü, The Thomas Farmstead, Twisted River Farm, Trees Forever, Wings and Things, Ag Ventures Alliance, Clear Lake Farmers Market, Healthy Harvest Farm, Practical Farmers of Iowa, Iowa Farmers Union, Cerro Gordo County ISU Extension, Local Foods - ISU Extension and Outreach, Ajay Nair, of ISU Horticulture Research Station, and more! Special thanks to our key planning partners: Ag Ventures Alliance, One Vision, and the North Iowa Corridor Economic Develpment Corp. Sponsored in part by Visit Mason City Iowa www.VisitMasonCitylowa.com