Fresh Pickings magazine features water quality, farm families and summer recipes
July 23, 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 Summer 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.
Learn how Iowa farmers and urban communities are coming together to improve water quality, meet a chef and local food enthusiast who helps connect farm to table, and discover the many health benefits of adding fiber to your diet. We’ll introduce readers to a multi-generational farm family with a passion for their land and unique cattle, and get wild diving into the balanced, carefully planned diets of zoo animals. Plus, explore an underground natural wonder right here in Iowa and tempt your taste buds with grilled and chilled summer recipes.
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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