Meet the Board

Laurana works for the Dominican sisters at Sinsinawa. Horticulturist and farm coordinator. Manages 400 acres and collaborative farms. Dubuque Food Policy Council member and Dubuque Trees Forever lead for urban orchard effort. Loves to read about food history. Experiments with hot sauce.

Favorite Food: pan fried potatoes with avocado lime and salt

Fresh Vegetable: hot peppers

Faith is a recent graduate of the University of Iowa. She studied Ethics and Public Policy with a focus in economics and minor in Intl studies and a certificate in resilience in trauma informed perspectives. She ran the University of Iowa’s food pantry for three years.

Favorite Food: Korean Food

Fresh Vegetable: Grape Tomatoes

Processed Vegetable: Pickled Beets

Miles is the Director of Food and Beverage for the Q Casino in Dubuque. Miles has been a leader in bringing healthy local foods from small-scale or specialized farms into large institutional and commercial settings.

Description goes hereJess is a farmer, artist and environmental educator who is trying to help build a community with access to local organic produce. Contribute to a community of 2014 she started farming after a naturalist, education, conservation career. Farming is leading and teaching by example. Building relationships and connections with other like-minded people.

Favorite Food: Pumpkins, squash, fall foods

Fresh Vegetable: onions because they’re in everything!