Agricultural Urbanism Toolkit

Dubuque Food System Assessment 2016 – Food Hubs

Feasibility of Food Hub Node in Dubuque Area (Feb 2016)

With funding from the Leopold Center for Sustainable Agriculture, this project proposes using the Iowa Food Hub staff, infrastructure and sales platform to test the concept of a food hub node in the Dubuque region to increase markets for locally produced food. Download the project summary.

Food Hub Development in Iowa 

Food Hub Development in Iowa (2015) – the first coordinated study of food hub development in Iowa. Two surveys of food hub managers and local food coordinators identified 31 food hubs or centers of food hub-related activity that serve Iowa markets.

See also: Dubuque Eats Well Farm-to-Institution Project Team