Cheryl Tevis

Barn Raiser

Cheryl Tevis is a fifth-generation Iowan who has spent her life writing about and for readers who care about food systems, agriculture, families, rural communities and the food-consuming public. She served on the board of Farm Safety For Just Kids, and is a founding member of Iowa Women in Agriculture. She farms and is a longtime 4-H leader and community volunteer in Boone County, Iowa. Her column, Unfinished Business , is on Substack and she is a member of the Iowa Writers' Collaborative .