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HIAWATHA — Skim milk from Ely, sweet corn from Springfield and ground pork from Jones County are among the many items HACAP has been able to source locally over the past year, thanks in part to a state program now entering its second year.

HACAP, short for the Hawkeye Area Community Action Program, operates a food reservoir in Hiawatha that distributes food to pantries across Eastern Iowa, including those in Linn and Johnson counties. It’s also one of six food banks to receive state funds via the Choose Iowa Farms to Food Banks program.

“It’s a great way for us to have some funding to expand (and) have different kinds of food,” said Kim Guardado, director at the HACAP food reservoir. “We have

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