About Us

The Iowa Food System Coalition (IFSC) was formed to chart a course toward a thriving, sustainable, and equitable food system in Iowa. The Coalition continues to grow, building upon the group of more than 40 farm and food system partners representing farmers, nonprofit organizations, government, universities, Extension, public health, food banks and pantries, and public schools who helped develop the plan.

The Coalition launched Setting the Table for All Iowans in 2024–a document to help guide our work over the next decade. Our aim is to increase local food production and consumption, enhance economic opportunity in Iowa, and improve the health and resiliency of our communities.

IFSC’s partners are committed to working together and holding one another accountable to advance the priorities of the Iowa Food System Plan. Our goal is to create lasting change in our food system.

Membership in the Coalition allows organizations to see their work in relation to each other and the whole. It is a tool to help us speak with a unified voice to decision makers, the community, and to each other, and it holds us accountable to our goals, giving us metrics for determining our success.