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A Celebration of Indiana Agriculture
Monumental Marketplace is kicking off June 18 at 10 a.m., rain or shine!
Healthy Soil Field Day at Wea Creek Orchard, July 27, 2021
Beginning at 8:00 on Tuesday, July 27, Wea Creek Orchard is partnering with Pence Agronomy to hold a Healthy Soil Field day. The morning will consist of 3 talks on cover crops, analyzing soil health, and interactions between the soil and human health. 4 food trucks will be on-site to offer lunch, then in the […]
2021 Indiana Grown Monumental Marketplace
Mark your calendars: Indiana Grown’s Monumental Marketplace returns in June.
Food Councils Selected for Indiana Grown Grant
INDIANAPOLIS (March 15, 2021) — Indiana Grown has awarded five organizations with a Food Council Development Grant. A food council is a community-based coalition created to build a stronger food system. Much of the work done by these regional organizations aligns with Indiana Grown’s mission and benefits farmers and producers statewide. “The awards announced today will […]
A Gift of New Members
The Indiana State Department of Agriculture’s Indiana Grown initiative supports products grown or made by Hoosiers, for Hoosiers. Our goal is to help consumers more easily identify these products by using the Indiana Grown logo. Now, in its fifth year, the initiative has over 1700 members and 50+ business partners, which includes a wide variety […]
Indiana Grown launches online marketplace
INDIANAPOLIS (December 14, 2020) — Today, Indiana Grown launched the Shop Indiana Grown online marketplace. The free service will be offered to all qualifying Indiana Grown members providing them with an additional sales outlet during a time when online retail is critical to the success of many farms and businesses in our state and […]
Thankful for November New Members!
The Indiana State Department of Agriculture’s Indiana Grown initiative supports products grown or made by Hoosiers, for Hoosiers. Our goal is to help consumers more easily identify these products by using the Indiana Grown logo. Now, in its fifth year, the initiative has over 1700 members and 50+ business partners, which includes a wide variety […]
Six awardees receive specialty crop grant funding
INDIANAPOLIS (Dec. 3, 2020) — The Indiana State Department of Agriculture awarded more than $468,000 to six projects designed to grow the state’s specialty crop sector, funded by USDA’s Specialty Crop Block Grant program. Specialty crops include fruits, vegetables, tree nuts, dried fruits, and horticulture and nursery crops. “Our Hoosier farmers are leading producers of many fruits and vegetables, like […]
Indiana’s Newest Mushroom Inoculation Laboratory
American Mushroom & Spice Co. is happy to announce that we have completed our new specialized clean-room inoculation laboratory! We are in the process of verification and quality testing fruit blocks and any cultures produced in our new laboratory. Our new clean-room inoculation laboratory was the next step, and it follows our mushroom fruit block […]
