Couple move from Oregon to Iowa hometown, start organic farm Follow Us
Question of the Day By MICHAELE NIEHAUS - Associated Press - Saturday, April 10, 2021
WEST BURLINGTON, Iowa (AP) - Nestled between shopping centers, row crops and car dealerships, an organic nonprofit farm is gearing up for its sixth growing season in an effort to combat hunger locally while teaching the community about food culture and sustainable farming practices.
As the weather warms and the threat of frost lessens, Mollie and Tobin Krell, who operate Homestead 1839 in West Burlington, will spend more and more time tending the roughly two acres of farmland, largely by hand.
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