Norman Borlaug was raised near Cresco, Iowa and is one of only six people to have won the Nobel Peace Prize, the Presidential Medal of Freedom and the Congressional Gold Medal. He is referred to as the “Father of the Green Revolution” and credited with introducing high-yield, disease-resistant wheat varieties that saved over a billion people worldwide from starvation.

Today’s farmers continue his legacy.

So does the Iowa Food & Family Project.

The Iowa Food & Family Project isn’t an organization. It’s a movement, one that celebrates the miracle of food and the men and women that provide it.

 The Iowa Food & Family Project doesn’t consist of a board of directors. There are no officers or board of directors. It isn't incorporated.

 Instead, the Iowa Food & Family Project is an activity-led initiative that brings together Iowans from all walks of life. They include farmers and farm families, teachers, students, health professionals, food retailers, manufacturers, bankers and lenders, academia, geneticists, agronomists, transportation specialists and people of faith. All those who are involved in the Iowa Food & Family Project believe in the increasingly significant role Iowa plays in feeding and fueling our state, nation and the world. They want all farmers to prosper. They believe that food should be respected.

They also believe in the organization’s mission: To inspire strong and enduring relations between farmers and consumers through personal engagement, advocacy and education to the benefit of human vitality, environmental quality and economic prosperity.

 We invite you to learn more about the Iowa Food & Family Project. Better yet, get involved! Together, we can maintain vibrant and prosperous farms, help those who are food insecure and the organizations that serve them and meet the need to produce more food during the next 40 years than we have in the past 10,000.

To learn more about the Iowa Food and Family Project visit www.iowafoodandfamily.com.