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Producers We Support
Brau Brothers Brewing Co. is a locally owned and operated brewery in Lucan, MN (Pop 220), producing strictly for a local and regional market. The Brau brothers (Trevor, Dustin & BradY) like to stay close to the beer they produce as well as to the people who drink it.
Friendly Farm is the only commercial farm within the city limits of Iowa City. Bob Braverman tended this farm for many years and the torch has passed to his son, David. Ask for their produce at New Pioneer Food Co-op
Madhouse Brewing Company is an Iowa Brewery based out of the old Maytag building in Newton, Iowa. We like their beer.
Point Brewery is a small brewery in Steven’s Point, WI. We stock some of their seasonal and specialty beers.
Salt Fork Farms is located in Solon, Iowa. Eric and Eve Menzel grow a variety of organic produce (as well as chickens and eggs) and are regulars at The Iowa city Farmer’s Market
Sutliff Cider Company is dedicated to the culture of apple growing and their use in premium apple ciders. Their handcrafted ciders always contain 100% fresh squeezed juice and are never blended from concentrates.
Neighborhood Friends
Golden Haug Bed & Breakfast A collection of three side-by-side early 1900′s historic houses offering a variety of accommodations. A place of quiet escape for business or pleasure.
New Pioneer Food Co-op is a co-operatively owned business, fully serving the needs of the natural products consumer. Emphasizing high quality, fair prices, and product information; an environmentally and socially responsible member of the community.
Robinson Family Wellness Dr. Ron Robinson has a Family Wellness Center focusing on chiropractic care for the whole person: body, emotions, mind and spirit. We know from experience with him that he has a great gift for healing.
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Prairie Lights Bookstore Legendary Independent Bookstore.
Great children’s selection, Paul’s Corner, and now wine and snacks upstairs @ The Times Club.
It is without doubt, the most browsable spot in Iowa.
Robinson Family Wellness Dr. Ron Robinson has a Family Wellness Center focusing on chiropractic care for the whole person: body, emotions, mind and spirit. We know from experience with him that he has a great gift for healing.
Restaurants
Mono Mono is a fully vegan Bar/Restaurant in Glasgow, Scotland.
Candle 79 Upscale vegan oasis in New York City.
Millenium Legendary vegan restaurant in the heart of San Francisco.
Websites
Cadry’s Kitchen A native Iowan, turned vegan. Information, recipes, answers.
Green Routes A site helping travellers in Minnesota and Iowa find ecologically minded bed and breakfasts, restaurants etc.
Resources for Life An encyclopedic website of sustainable living and quiet activism. Huge resource and database of documents on a very wide variety of pertinent modern day subjects.
Organic Consumer’s Association A great resource for all current information on organics nutrition, policy, news.
World Peace Diet Holistic vegan site. Dr Will Tuttle and his wife Maedeleine tour the country in a biodiesel van, educating on veganism as a means to peace
World Vegetarian and Vegan News Current vegan issues blog.
The Organic Wine Company is committed organic, vegan, biodynamic wines, environmental responsibility, top-rated quality at great value prices, and amazing personalized attention and customer care, offering world-class organically grown wines from France, Italy, Spain, Portugal, California, New Zealand, Argentina and Chile.
Fundraiser Beneficiaries and other Not for Profits
Arts Iowa City The mission of Arts Iowa City is to make the visual arts flourish through visual arts exhibitions and promotion, artist mentoring and networking, and community visual arts education.
Friends of Iowa Midwives is a statewide grassroots organization working to promote access to midwifery and out-of-hospital birth in Iowa, while protecting the rights of Iowa women to choose their place of birth & birth attendant.
Farm Sanctuary was founded in 1986 to combat the abuses of factory farming and to encourage a new awareness and understanding about “farm animals.”
Johnson County Crisis Center has a mission is to provide basic emotional and material support through trained volunteers and staff in an accessible, non-judgmental, and caring environment.
Local Foods Connection a group of Iowa City, Cedar Rapids and Des Moines community activists who donate fresh produce to low-income families. Local Foods Connection assists families in need of a helping hand, strengthens our local foods network and empower the farmers who live and work just outside of our neighborhood.
The Peace mandala Project
Plains Justice League Plains Justice League is an public interest environmental law center working for environmental justice and sustainable communities in the Northern Plains region of the U.S., including eastern Montana and Wyoming, North Dakota, South Dakota, Nebraska and Iowa.
Think Bicycles The Think Bicycles Coalition of Johnson County links cyclists and bicycling groups with city, county and state officials to foster and expand all aspects of bicycling in Johnson County. The Think Bicycles Coalition seeks to educate all roadway users, to expand cycling infrastructure, to increase access to transportation and recreational trails, and to encourage community members to ride bicycles.
