FRAN Updates
Community Dialogue: Meet FRAN Board Member Kristina Branstetter
June 26, 2026, recorded at Golden Magnolia Sanctuary in Fairfield Watch the full conversation: Stewardship, Neighborhood and Resilience – Faith Reeves and Kristina Branstetter In this Community Dialogue, Faith Reeves, Director and Project Manager with FRAN, talks with…
Community Dialogue: Meet FRAN Board Member Jason Snodgrass
June 26, 2026 Watch the full conversation: Community Dialogue with Faith Reeves and Jason Snodgrass In this Community Dialogue, Faith Reeves, Director and Project Manager with FRAN, sits down with Jason Snodgrass, one of FRAN’s newest board members, to talk…
Community Block Parties, all summer and fall
This summer and fall, FRAN is hosting ten free Community Block Parties, two in each of Fairfield’s five wards, so every neighborhood gets its turn. They are simple, all-ages gatherings, held on Thursday evenings from 5 to 7 at neighborhood parks, moving ward to ward…
It’s Official: FRAN launched and had ouribbon cutting, July 1
On Wednesday, July 1, the Fairfield Area Chamber of Commerce joined us in Central Park to cut the ribbon on the Fairfield Resilient Action Network. It was a proud moment, and a real one, made possible by the community members who have carried this work from an idea…
June Garden Update: Summer Harvests, the Pest Watch, and Feeding for Plant Health
Quick Guide Navigation Main Topics What to Harvest Now, What to Pull • Succession Planting: Pull and Replace • Planning Ahead: Fall Crops and Saving Seed • Know Your Summer Weeds • Mulch, Shade, and Water Through the Heat • Trellising, Pruning, and Plant Height • The…
May/Late Spring Garden Update: Transitions, Trellises, and the Pest Watch
Quick Guide Navigation Main Topics From Cool Crops to Warm Crops • Tomato Cages, Staking, and Small-space Planning • Succession Planting and Inter-Cropping • Weeding, Mulching, and Watering • Organic Pest Control • Foliar Feeding • Beneficial Insects and Pollinators…
Spring Sprouts: Seeds, Transplants & Young Plant Care
Quick Guide Navigation Main Topics Last Frost Date • Soil Temperature • Hardening Off • Direct Sow vs. Transplant • Cool Season Crops • Watering • Weather • Slugs & Fireflies Helpful Stuff Late April Reminders • Resources & Tools Fairfield Community Garden |…
Nicotine Addiction Support and Prevention | Community Dialogue with Faith Reeves and Courtney Hart
Courtney Hart discusses nicotine addiction support and prevention, including Iowa Quitline cessation resources and youth-focused programs.
Farming for Diversity, Fox and Mare Farmstead | Community Dialogue with Faith Reeves and Tierney Lain
Tierney Lain of Fox and Mare Farmstead on farming for diversity.
About Fireflies | Community Dialogue with Faith Reeves and Radim Schreiber
Spring 2026 (recording date in description appears unreliable)
Firefly photographer Radim Schreiber, founder of the FireFly Experience, talks about fireflies and his nearly decade-long pursuit of photographing them in Iowa and beyond.
Home Is Where the Help Is: Fairfield Cares and the Helpful Village Movement
About Fairfield Cares and the Helpful Village model for neighbor-to-neighbor support, helping people stay connected and helping aging adults remain in their homes.
Stewardship and Service | Community Dialogue with Faith Reeves and Pete Tollenaere
In this Community Dialogue, I had the chance to interview Pete Tollenaere about his life of service, his and Kathy’s farm, and the upcoming Field Day, where he will be honored as the 2025 Iowa Tree Farmer of the Year. https://youtu.be/wkrU4rrMoII?si=MkRMHnXwhsZPM22q