Honor Harvest pilot links Iowa veterans with locally grown food

Iowa City VA launches food box program for veterans with diabetes

Iowa veterans with diet-related chronic health conditions may soon have free access to Iowa-grown food as part of a new pilot program.

Honor Harvest pilot links Iowa veterans with locally grown food

DES MOINES — Eligible rural Iowa veterans with diet-related chronic health conditions will receive weekly boxes of fresh, locally produced food through Honor Harvest, a new Food is Medicine pilot program announced by Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig.

IA Secretary of Agriculture announces new food box program for Iowa Veterans

Edited release 089/11/26 Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig announced the launch of Honor Harvest, a new food box program that will connect eligible Iowa Veterans with fresh, locally grown food sourced exclusively from Choose Iowa members as part of an innovative Food is Medicine pilot project. Honor Harvest is a collaboration between the U.S. Veterans Health Administration’s Office of Rural Health, Iowa City VA Health Care System, the Iowa…