Salivating for Iowa sweet corn? It will be ready just in time for July 4
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7/5/2017
Iowa sweet corn lovers will have to be strategic about getting their fix for July Fourth festivities.
Here's why: A couple of central Iowa farmers say they plan to have freshly picked sweet corn for the holiday — but not until Monday.
Ron Deardorf of Deardorff Sweet Corn in Adel will have street vendors pushing out bags of sweet corn Monday and Tuesday throughout the Des Moines metro.
His crews will pick corn for Des Moines-area stores Wednesday morning and truck it to area grocers throughout the day.
Mike Penick of Penick's Sweet Corn will have his sweet corn at his stand south of Des Moines, beginning at 8 a.m. Monday.
The Des Moines Downtown Farmers' Market will have sweet corn, beginning next weekend.
Read the full article on the Des Moines Register website.
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