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.
February/March 2026
February/March 2026
Childhood memories reveal how a home's "dinner bell" once connected neighbors and summoned help.
Past acquaintances who lost spouses in 2017 joined hearts to watch love and flowers bloom on this farm near Ankeny.
From dodging snowballs to playing duets on the piano, readers share tales of beginning and enduring love.
This Iowan hasn't lived here his whole life yet, but he sure intends to!
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.
Steve is a self-taught weather observer and student of weather folklore from Lowden. His observations come from his decades-long hobby of keeping meteorological logs and studying old weather records and almanacs. He teaches readers about weather trends, planet movements and what the forecast means for our crops!
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.
After spending a successful law career meticulously adhering to rules and regulations, Craig Shives of Clive was ready to let his creative juices flow. In retirement, he's headed to the kitchen to rekindle a childhood interest in cooking and baking, something he learned a lot about from his grandmother.
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.
Steve is a self-taught weather observer and student of weather folklore from Lowden. His observations come from his decades-long hobby of keeping meteorological logs and studying old weather records and almanacs. He teaches readers about weather trends, planet movements and what the forecast means for our crops!
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.
After spending a successful law career meticulously adhering to rules and regulations, Craig Shives of Clive was ready to let his creative juices flow. In retirement, he's headed to the kitchen to rekindle a childhood interest in cooking and baking, something he learned a lot about from his grandmother.
