by Eliza Bennett Iowa’s northwest corner is home to the agricultural hub of Sioux City, which dominated the meat processing and livestock industries for much of the 20th century. The construction of the railroads and ease of steamboat travel on the Missouri gave Sioux City’s goods and people access to many large Midwestern cities and towns. Opened in 1884 to absorb... Read more
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Siouxland’s Food Warriors
June 24 | Posted by ellen.gustafson | 30 Project Events, 30 Project News, Food HistoriesFood and Community: The Historical Foodways of America’s Cities
May 6 | Posted by ellen.gustafson | Food HistoriesSan Diego, California The 30 Project is trying to change the way we look at our current food system so that we can make positive changes to the health of individuals, communities, and landscapes of towns and cities around the world. We’re doing that by asking members of those communities to join us around the dinner table to begin a constructive... Read more
