Fresh Pickings magazine features Iowa veterans, youth ag advocate and fall recipes
October 13, 2026 | Lydia Zerby
More than 145,000 food and health-minded Iowans discovered the latest issue of Fresh Pickings magazine in their mailboxes, email inboxes and on social media this week.
Read the Fall Fresh Pickings Here
The Iowa Food & Family Project’s seasonal print publication makes modern agriculture accessible, interesting and relevant to consumers statewide through personable editorial and stunning photography.
Explore a unique art form that honors Iowa veterans, visit a western Iowa community rich in food, culture and history, and step inside a historic small-town movie theatre. Meet a farm girl turned youth agriculture advocate who found her calling in public service, and enjoy recipes featuring warm, comforting fall ingredients. Plus, take a closer look at the innovations shaping the egg industry and find inspiration for fall colors and décor from a farm family bringing agriculture to city-dwellers’ doorsteps.
Fresh Pickings magazine, published quarterly, is available at no cost at Iowa-based Earl May Garden Centers and distributed at Iowa FFP events (while supplies last) as well as by partners and select organizations featured in the issue. Readers can also request a mailed subscription at iowafoodandfamily.com/magazine/subscribe.
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