Grinnell Area Local Foods Alliance (GALFA)
works to encourage local institutions and
individuals to buy locally-produced food items.
 
Five Reasons to Buy Locally
Last Updated May 5. 2008

Compass Plant CSA (Community Supported Agriculture) provides a weekly share of locally grown fresh vegetables to members.

The Grinnell Farmer's Market is held on Thursday afternoons and Saturday mornings.
The Grinnell College Campus Garden is planted and maintained by student volunteers. Produce from the garden is distributed to dining halls and other places on campus.
The Institutional Food Buying Program puts local food producers in contact with local institutions which sell or serve food.
Directory of Grinnell Area Food Producers Who Market Locally is intended to promote a local food system. It provides a listing of area producers and the food they market locally as well as a listing of regional farmer's markets.
Local Food and Grinnell Dining Services: A Group Independent Study. Students in this course spent the spring 2006 semester studying the Grinnell College Dining Services program and its relationship to locally grown food.