Iowan combines home-grown ingredients in spice blends

By Jeff DeYoung, Iowa Farmer Today
Jan 30, 2026
Jan 30, 2026

Dalton Gregory sells spice blends under the name DaddyO’s Spices from his home in Glenwood, Iowa. He grows some of the ingredients himself.
IFT photo by Jeff DeYoung

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By Jeff DeYoung, Iowa Farmer Today

GLENWOOD, Iowa — Love for spice has resulted in a profitable business for Dalton Gregory.

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