The Iowa Source

A local micro-farm continues to expand its efforts in supporting households that want to grow their own food.

Wild Spirits Farm: Helping People Reconnect with Gardening On a chilly spring morning just outside Fairfield, Tiffany April Raines, owner of Wild Spirits Farm, carries trays of seedlings from the bright glow of the grow room into a heated hoop house for transplanting. Flats of kale, broccoli, cabbage, and cilantro sit in rows, ready to be transplanted into....

Do you ever fantasize about quitting it all and enrolling in an art class? Peruse this short list of area workshops as a primer for your palate ... er, palette.

Second-Chance Creativity: Rediscover Your Love of Art-Making On top of my actual job jobs, I’ve got a lot going on. The book I want to finish writing this year. The play I soon hope to direct. The monthly writers’ event I host. The board of directors I sit on. The improv class I enrolled in. Yeah, a lot of that stuff is…