Cooking Classes in North Iowa

Learning to cook isn’t just about recipes—it’s about health, confidence, and better food choices. Cooking at home means fresher ingredients, healthier meals, and more control over what you eat. Sourcing local food takes it a step further, offering peak flavor and nutrition. Join our cooking classes to build skills, discover local ingredients, and take charge of your health—one meal at a time!

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Dreaming of hosting a cooking or gardening class? Here are a few delectable options that Healthy Harvest of North Iowa has taught in the past and can bring to life for our partners. Or, if you prefer, we can collaborate to create custom content tailored to your specific needs! Reach out to Marie at education@healthyharvestni.com!

Food tastes better and is more nutritious when it’s fresh. And in these times, when obesity and diet related illnesses are on the rise, replacing heavily processed foods with whole fresh produce will improve your health. Join Healthy Harvest of North Iowa for a deep dive into what it really means to eat with the seasons and how to plan your meals accordingly. Students will learn about the growing season in North Iowa and how to source and prepare local foods year-round.

Have you ever considered writing a cookbook or starting a recipe blog? In this interactive course, we will take a look into the different styles of recipe writing and help you decide your personal style and purpose.

Keeping our local farmers and producers in business supports our local economy.  Dollars spent close to home tend to stay close to home.  Our local producers understand our community and work to provide nutritious affordable food for all our citizens.  The more we feel connected to the people who produce what we eat, the better we preserve our regional food heritage. Join Healthy Harvest of North Iowa to learn all about the local farms in our region, how to get their products, and the impact you can have by choosing to eat locally.

Home gardening can be an excellent way to “get your hands dirty” when understanding where your food comes from. Whether you are looking to do some small container gardens, a raised bed garden, or tilling up a half acre of your yard, gardening provides food, movement, and connection to the Earth that is good for the mind, body, and soul. Join us to learn some fun and easy ways to start your seeds.

Baseball games, poolside days, picnics on blankets – summertime is fast approaching! Join Healthy Harvest of North Iowa to learn how to pack on-the-go meals that will nourish and energize your long summer days. You will learn what mindful meals are, how to create balance, cost and time saving tips, and ways to eat locally.