March 28, 2024

Osceola Iowa Food Co-op

Did you know there was a food co-op in Osceola? It’s part of the Iowa Food Co-op and you’ll find it every other Thursday from 5 to 6:30 p.m. at Timber Ridge Country Market on the north side of the square.

Kim Jackson of Osceola has been volunteering for Iowa Food Co-op for about three years, helping distribute the orders to coop customers.

“I love the co-op,” she says. “I love being able to know where the food comes from, how it’s treated and grown. I know the people who are producing it have the same beliefs and feelings about their food as I do.” Her favorite co-op product is the fresh mozzarella cheese and she also likes having fresh greens in the winter.

Pete Woltz, who owns Timber Ridge, is one of the co-op’s producers, providing flax-fed beef products to the organization. He also sells his goods at the store, along with some of the other co-op producers’ products.

Stacy Feehan has been an Osceola co-op customer for about two years. “I like to buy local,” she says. Feehan works with the local farmers market during summer months, and she likes being able to get co-op products year round.

The Iowa Food Co-op provides convenient, year-round access to hundreds of food and non-food products directly from Iowa farmers and artisans. This program allows for you to know where your food comes from and the people that produce it. All of our products are sold by producers who have grown, made, or raised each item. 85% of the product price goes straight to the farmer farmer-owner.

How it Works

Log on to the Iowa Food Co-op website: http://iowafood.coop/member-information-statement

•  Create an account- ‘Join Now’  - Choose trial membership

Open a Shopping Basket

• Select Pick-Up Location: Osceola

• Start shopping

• Choose method of payment:   -On-site (check/ cash) or online (Paypal)

• Pick up on the specified date