​The Southwest Iowa Food and Farm Initiative (SWIFFI) is a network for food producers and consumers working to develop a healthy local food system. SWIFFI works to build a sustainable regional food system that links production, processing, distribution, and consumption; for better health, food security, stronger communities and economic development. SWIFFI is a multi-county coalition of individuals and organizations working together with Golden Hills Resource Conservation and Development. We are a part of the Regional Food System Working Group network at the Leopold Center for Sustainable Agriculture.
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SWIFFI works in Harrison, Shelby, Pottawattamie, Cass, Mills, Montgomery, Fremont, and Page Counties.
This 2010 report provides great information about the economic potential of local food in Southwest Iowa: The Economic Impact of Fruit and Vegetable Production in Southwest Iowa Considering Local and Nearby Metropolitan Markets.

Click here to download our 2016 strategic plan. 

Click the links below to learn more:

• 2020 Farmers Market and Local Food Guide
• Value Added Processing
• Local Foods Resources
• Past SWIFFI Projects
  • Poultry Processing

For more information about the Southwest Iowa Food & Farm Initiative, please contact:
Lance Brisbois, Project Coordinator
Golden Hills Resource Conservation & Development
lance@goldenhillsrcd.org 
(712) 482-3029