Northern Ridge Farm & Farmer's Market

We are a non-certified organic farm and farmer's market near Iowa City and Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Our mission is to produce high quality food that everyone can enjoy and afford. All of our produce is naturally grown without any herbicides and pesticides. We follow organic guidelines but are not certified. This helps to keep our costs low so that our foods are accessible for our community! The story behind Northern Ridge Farm starts during the Great Depression when the farm was originally purchased. Through the years, the property has been divided amongst siblings. Now, as a third generation farmer, David Lacina, along with his wife, Penny, and his mother, Bonnie Lacina, run Northern Ridge Farm. The Northern Ridge Farmer's Market is an on-farm grocery store filled with jars of blueberry, red raspberry, spicy pear, and peach jam, alongside nearly every other type of produce grown on the farm. Inside the refrigerated coolers you'll find rhubarb, asparagus, and onions, as well as local butter, eggs, cheese, meats and more from neighboring farms. The majority of the 400-acre farm is used for conventional crops, but Northern Ridge uses natural practices for its own produce. Although not organically certified because of the expense of certification, David has said that they follow the strict organic guidelines. "This is the food my family and I eat. I want to know exactly where my food comes from and have it be as natural as possible," said David. The shelf life may not be as long as other produce that uses preservatives, but if stored properly can be kept just as long.