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IAC Food Project Earns More Funding
The
Iowa Arts Council’s Folklife Program has received $10,000 from the Leopold
Center for Sustainable Agriculture for phase II of the Iowa Place-Based Foods
project. Riki Saltzman, Folklife Coordinator, will direct the project.
In a competitive process, the Leopold Center’s Marketing and Food Systems Initiatives group awarded thirteen grants for 2006. Saltzman’s project follows up on her 2005 project, also funded by the Leopold Center, which found and documented foods in Iowa that have a connection to both place and heritage. The additional funds will be used for to develop Web-based fact sheets about five place-based Iowa foods.
“Having documented the stories about foods that provide a taste of Iowa, the IAC Folklife Program, in collaboration with the Leopold Center, will create a series of informational pages (including photos and streamable audio interviews) that will provide a glimpse into Iowa place-based foods.” This phase of the project will last about six months. Plans to develop models for culinary tourism are also in the works with various partners.
The Leopold Center is a research and education center with statewide programs to develop sustainable agricultural practices that are both profitable and conserve natural resources.
For more information, go to www.leopold.iastate.edu/news/newsreleases/2006/grants_021606.htm.
