How Edible Garden came to Webster City: The backstory
Edible Garden announced July 23, 2025, it had signed a one-year renewable lease on the former Natural Shrimp building at 401 Des Moines St., Webster City. That news was quietly released to a small group of economic development and finance professionals, going largely unnoticed in Webster City. The story gained local importance when a resolution supporting EG’s application for a $2.6 million Iowa Economic Development Authority grant appeared on the City Council of Webster City’s April 6 agenda. Built in 1991 by Chattanooga, Tenn.-based Kenco Group, the 270,000-square-foot building ...


