Marieke Gouda Cheese
"By providing a loving and relaxing environment for our cows we are able to get remarkably consistent full-flavored raw milk."
Thorp, WI
Iowa Miso
Type: Producer
Produces: Miso
Location: Cedar Falls, IA
Miles from Coop: 57
Tomie, owner and creator of Iowa Miso makes delicious miso with Iowa grown soy beans. You can find her product at farmers markets around Cedar Falls, Hansen's Dairy, and now New Pioneer Food Co-op. Tomie's Iowa Miso balls create an instant cup of miso soup - just add hot water, steep, stir and enjoy! Her Amber Miso has a mellow sweetness which slowly transitions to a more nutty and tangy flavor while her Gold Miso is more full-bodied and powerful.
Other Local Producers
Be sure to check out these others great local producers!
Friendly Farm
Friendly Farm is a hidden paradise in Iowa City known for a variety of divine veggies and colorful flower bouquets.
Iowa City, IA
Ferndale Market
“We keep [the turkeys] rotating onto fresh pasture. It’s a true free-range program, outdoors from early spring.”
Cannon Falls, MN
Oasis Street Food
When owners Naftaly and Ofer were unable to find the Mediterranean food they craved and grew up with, they decided to use their own family recipes to bring authentic falafel and hummus to Iowa City.
Iowa City, IA
Rolling Hills
Iowa grown herbs and lettuce, grown hydroponically by this family owned business near West Union, IA.
West Union, Iowa
Maestro Empanadas
When Christian Bejarano and Marta Hamity moved to Iowa from Argentina, they had trouble finding their favorite food: the empanada. They got cooking and quickly earned a cult following.
Coralville, IA
Oak Hill Acres
Andy manages over 4,000 flower cuttings in their two greenhouses and thirty acres of organic produce.
Atalissa, IA
Great River Maple
“We like our sap to stay extremely fresh – if the sap clouds over it affects the flavor, so we like to keep our sap clear as water,”
Garnavillo, IA