Welcome to Iowa Organic Farms!  We are in our second year of limited operations.  We are still working on getting the pages on this site designed and posted, so please bear with us.  Sometime in early 2010 we'll overhaul the whole thing, so check back later.

The bring-up of the sustainable farming operations is being delayed.  The condition of the market and economy have delayed our site purchase until next year.  Once we have final site selection completed, we'll get  things planted.  Of course, we will be employing natural, organic methods.  There is a restriction on organic certification that requires the land to be organic for 3 years before formal certification can be granted.  Rest assured, we will be operating according to organic requirements, even if we can't achieve formal certification or use the organic seal for several years.

In 2009 we started with 15 bee hives to produce honey and other apiary products.  We've had some winter losses over this harsh winter, so we look to start the year with 11 or 12 and will build that back to 15 by splitting some of the bigger hives this spring.

At some point we will be adding more hives to bring our total to between 20 and 25, which will be the most we plan on having on a consistent basis.  This year, we expect to product enough honey to start establishing our presence at local farmers' markets.

Feel free to look around our site, bookmark us,  and come back now and again to see what's changed and what natural and organic products we can offer you.

Updated: March 6, 2010