It’s fun! Upbeat! And different from any magazine you’ve ever seen! Welcome to Our Iowa, the magazine that celebrates all that’s great about living in Iowa.
August/September 2026
August/September 2026
This Grundy Center farm brings back memories of yards filled with rosebushes, peonies and scalloped garden fencing.
This annual celebration of Iowa farm history has brought summer to an end since 1960.
This reader shares a story her mother wrote years ago about her angst of picking cherries with Grandma.
Come the second week of August, the welcoming town of Britt becomes a sanctuary for those who roam.
My name is Cristen, and I’m an Iowa farmer. In my family we raise corn, soybeans and pigs. I love cooking, writing and sharing contest winning recipes with people I know. Memories made in the kitchen are some of the most treasured memories I have. I am a mom of two—a daughter who loves pigs and sports, and a son who loves pigs, tractors and…tractors. He gets that nowhere strange as I, too, love big tractors.
A lot of bread pudding has come from Dori's oven over the years. Originally from a church cookbook, her Popular Bread Pudding recipe is a bit different from other dishes and very easy to make. Dori serves on the funeral luncheon committee at her church in Cedar Rapids and when she arrives people ask, "Did you bring your bread pudding today?". Everyone who tries it really likes it!
Mary writes our Amish Diary, cataloguing a week in her life for each issue. You won’t see her picture, because Amish adults don’t wish to have close-up photos taken of themselves, but what you will get is a peek inside the daily life of our Amish neighbors. Mary, along with her husband and children, raise dairy goats and have a flock of 2,000 laying hens.
Whether creating photomontages of old memories in his West Des Moines studio, or taking a selfie for Our Iowa, Bob Cunningham has an eye for vibrant color! From an early age, Bob knew he wanted to draw pictures for a living. Now, he creates art to keep memories from fading and to share them with future generations.
My name is Cristen, and I’m an Iowa farmer. In my family we raise corn, soybeans and pigs. I love cooking, writing and sharing contest winning recipes with people I know. Memories made in the kitchen are some of the most treasured memories I have. I am a mom of two—a daughter who loves pigs and sports, and a son who loves pigs, tractors and…tractors. He gets that nowhere strange as I, too, love big tractors.
A lot of bread pudding has come from Dori's oven over the years. Originally from a church cookbook, her Popular Bread Pudding recipe is a bit different from other dishes and very easy to make. Dori serves on the funeral luncheon committee at her church in Cedar Rapids and when she arrives people ask, "Did you bring your bread pudding today?". Everyone who tries it really likes it!
Mary writes our Amish Diary, cataloguing a week in her life for each issue. You won’t see her picture, because Amish adults don’t wish to have close-up photos taken of themselves, but what you will get is a peek inside the daily life of our Amish neighbors. Mary, along with her husband and children, raise dairy goats and have a flock of 2,000 laying hens.
Whether creating photomontages of old memories in his West Des Moines studio, or taking a selfie for Our Iowa, Bob Cunningham has an eye for vibrant color! From an early age, Bob knew he wanted to draw pictures for a living. Now, he creates art to keep memories from fading and to share them with future generations.
