Arkansas Food & Farm - Spring 2014

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A project of the Arkansas Agriculture Department to celebrate and promote local food and farms.

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Fayetteville’s Farmer’s Table Cafe aims to serve modestly priced food made with 95 percent local ingredients.

For 30 years, Dripping Springs Farms has supplied Northwest Arkansas with organically grown produce and flowers.

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A Farmer’s Note

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Above: The author’s ram, Thor, a Friesian/Katahdin mix, sports his best sun hat.

…more and more Arkansans want to eat local, eat fresh and support our rural economy and its farmers.

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or many years I’ve split my time between publishing the Arkansas Times and working as a small specialty crop farmer on our 125-year-old family home place, raising heirloom tomatoes, red bell peppers, basil, melons, strawberries and now cut f lowers and Katahdin sheep.

In the fresh, cool beauty of spring, I’m full of enthusiasm, breaking new ground, building new 150-foot-long raised beds and enlarging the garden. Then in July, the humidity settles over us like a heavy blanket in the 100-degree temperatures.

“What the hell was I thinking? A thousand tomatoes?”

I can’t say what I do is fun. Running orange baling twine around tomato sticks 2 feet above the ground for nearly a mile is grueling. But it is some of the most satisfying work I have ever done.

I’m creating beauty along with gorgeous soil that is alive with nutrients from manure and compost. The plants seem to leap from the soil, and in a few weeks I’m harvesting red leaf lettuce heads so big they will cover the top of a bushel basket.

In a couple of months my wife and I are picking huge, dark, brick red Carbon tomatoes that I can in all modesty say are the best tasting in the world. Late into summer evenings we sort, wash, box and load the fruit into the truck for early morning delivery to restaurants before I head into the Times. I take few things as personally as I do the compliments and the occasional criticism from my chefs.

The tomatoes, lettuces and other crops I grow and nurture are quite literally an expression of me.

And that is the way I have approached publishing over the last 40 years. Arkansas Food & Farm is the happy combina-

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tion of my two loves, publishing and farming. We have farmers all over the state who are growing beautiful, first quality produce and yet can’t find the best buyer. And we have grocery buyers, chefs and consumers who want to buy that produce and are unaware of that farmer just down the road. Making that connection and celebrating Arkansas Grown produce and products is the mission of Arkansas Food & Farm. We’re here to help you find your farmer, or if you are a farmer, to find your foodie!

For decades, when someone thought of Arkansas crops, they thought of cotton, soybeans and rice. Everything else pretty much came from California. While our row crops are still the backbone of agriculture, more and more Arkansans want to eat local, eat fresh and support our rural economy and its farmers. The Arkansas Agriculture Department’s Arkansas Grown program is a partner with Arkansas Food & Farm, connecting buyers with locally grown produce and products. I hope you will enjoy this issue of Arkansas Food & Farm, the first of two issues we will publish this growing season. Look for our second issue midsummer when the real bounty of tomatoes, melons and corn will be filling the markets. Until then, enjoy Arkansas’s summer bounty.

Alan Leveritt Publisher, Arkansas Food & Farm Arkansas Times Publishing Group

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Arkansas Grown, an Arkansas Agriculture Department program, connects buyers with locally grown produce and products.

Look for the Arkansas Grown label when shopping at local merchants.

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The Arkansas Agriculture Department has the privilege of working with producers and consumers on a daily basis to help keep Arkansas farmers and ranchers competitive while ensuring safe food for the citizens of the state and nation. Studies show that consumers want to buy locally grown foods when given the choice. The Arkansas Grown program, a dynamic local branding program, helps the Department serve consumers by helping them more easily identify the locally grown foods they are increasingly demanding while helping producers expand their markets.

Simply put, the primary goal of the Arkansas Grown program is to get more Arkansas grown food on the plates of consumers whether at home or in a restaurant. We have partnered with Arkansas celebrity and fellow farmer, P. Allen Smith, to bring more awareness to the Arkansas Grown program through his various media avenues. We have expanded the options under the Arkansas Grown program to provide more promotional and educational benefits. More information about the program can be found at www.arkansasgrown.org and facebook/arkansasgrown.

The inaugural edition of Food and Farm you are reading is our most recent endeavor to make that crucial connection between Arkansas consumers and producers. We are pleased to work with the Arkansas Times Publishing Group to make this publication available to you at no charge.

The Arkansas Agriculture Departments also is pleased to have funded a mobile app for locally grown foods that will be available soon. We are partnering with the Arkansas Farm Bureau and the University of Arkansas Division of Agriculture Cooperative Extension on this exciting project.

Arkansas is fortunate to have many committed family farmers who produce fresh and nutritious food that Arkansas consumers want to feed their families.

Buying Arkansas grown food helps your local economy and the environment.

I hope you will use this guide and the other tools available to support local farmers by looking for the Arkansas Grown logo wherever you eat or shop and ask for Arkansas Grown food by name.

Butch Calhoun Arkansas’s Secretary of Agriculture

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Eating through the seasons How life on the farm introduced me to a locavore diet.

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hile living on my farm, I’ve found a tremendously rewarding part of the experience is eating in season virtually year-round. By default, eating and cooking with homegrown ingredients turned me into a locavore (a diet consisting primarily of locally grown and produced items). Arugula, eggs and strawberries all graced my table in spring, giving way to summer’s peppers and corn and, finally, ebbing into fall’s gourds, cabbage and apples. With each harvest came a flurry of activity. All the picking, peeling, chopping, freezing and canning to put up the leftover harvest tided my cupboards over through the winter.

As I’ve embraced this way of life, I’ve been struck by nature’s inherent wisdom: Eating a variety of in-season food provides the body with all the nutrients it needs. Summer’s water-packed produce like cucumbers and berries keep the body hydrated, as the calorically dense foods of winter like beef and potatoes give the body energy.

Similarly, when harvested at its peak time, locally produced food offers the most flavor and nutritional value. The shorter the distance and time

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by P. Allen Smith to your table from the garden, the better tasting — and better for you — the dish.

The benefits of eating local and in season also extend beyond the body to the environment and your community. The less distance food has to travel to get to the table, the smaller the carbon footprint. Likewise, the less distance profit from food sales travel, the more benefits the community retains.

It’s not necessary to undertake growing all your own food to enjoy the perks of eating in season. With spring’s arrival comes the resurgence of farmers markets, which are wonderful.

P. Allen Smith is an award-winning designer, gardening and lifestyle expert and host of two public television programs, “Garden Home” and “Garden to Table”, and the syndicated 30-minute show “P. Allen Smith’s Garden Style.” Smith is one of America’s most recognized and respected design experts, providing ideas and inspiration through multiple media venues. He is the author of the bestselling “Garden Home” series of books. Allen is also very active on social media such as Twitter, Facebook and Instagram.

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Arugula, eggs and strawberries all graced my table in spring, giving way to summer’s peppers and corn, and, finally, ebbing into fall’s gourds, cabbage and apples.

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Don’t Plow UnDer ProDUce Donate it.

Arkansas Times Publishing 201 E. Markham St. 200 Heritage Center West Little Rock, Arkansas 72203 501-375-2985 | arktimes.com Publisher Alan Leveritt Associate Publisher Rebekah Hardin Editor Lindsey Millar Associate Editor Michael Roberts Art Director Bryan Moats Advertising Art Director Mike Spain Assistant Art Director Patrick Jones

Good for Growers and Arkansas’s Hungry

Gleaning,

the age old practice of

gathering produce left in the fields after harvest as a source of food for the poor, is alive and well in Arkansas. Through partnerships between Arkansas growers, the Arkansas Hunger Relief Alliance and the Society of Saint Andrew, volunteers go into fields after harvest and gather left over produce. In 2013, growers donated 1.5 million pounds of gleaned produce which was collected and donated to food banks, food pantries, soup kitchens and shelters that feed

“I never want to plow under produce I’ve grown when there are hungry people who need it.

Being involved with the Arkansas Gleaning Project means I don’t have to. I feel good about donating what’s left in my fields.”

– Randy Clanton Clanton Farms, Bradley County

the hungry all across the state.

From urban gardens to GAP-certified operations, there’s a place for growers of all sizes in The Arkansas Gleaning Project. All your produce donations are tax deductible.

To contribute this year’s excess produce contact Jeremy Adams at Jeremy@arhungeralliance.org

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Park Hill Collection’s Charlie Groppetti waters his heirloom tomatoes on his farm in Vilonia. He and his partner Todd Smith hope to one day build “a replica of an old-time country store to focus on farmproduced items and lifestyle” nearby.

In the meantime, their retail operation supplies dozens of stores across Arkansas with “farm-chic” products for home and garden (below). Their flagship store, Park Hill Home, in historic downtown Conway offers Charlie’s heirloom tomato plants for sale during the growing season.

Arkansas Hunger Relief Alliance 1400 W. Markham St. • Little Rock, AR 72201 501-399-9999 • ARHungeralliance.org The Arkansas Gleaning Project is a program of the Arkansas Hunger Relief Alliance.

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A custom, medium-roast blend of coffee roasted by Bentonville’s Airship Coffee and pancakes made from scratch using War Eagle Mill organic grains, regionally sourced buttermilk and local eggs, topped with cinnamon-apple syrup made from apples grown in Green Forest.

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A farm-to-table first

Fayetteville café embraces local food culture.

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t’s a dilemma faced by alpertise is his 15 years in the food most every grower: The service industry, including eight farmers market is coming years as the general manager of a to a close and there are still U.S. Pizza restaurant. While payunsold vegetables. The produce is ing local growers a fair price, the at its peak of freshness but won’t café will keep its menu affordable. make it another week until the The Shaunfields have hired chef next market — and weeks of hard Stephanie Maurer, a veteran cook work and care are potentially gowho for over 10 years has worked ing to waste. as a personal catering chef as Adrienne Shaunfield of Feed well as done stints as sous chef Fayetteville, an organization that at upscale Fayetteville restauseeks to bring fresh, nutritious rants Ella’s, Savor and Farrell’s food to people who might not Lounge. otherwise have access to it, saw Farmer’s Table, at 1079 S. School Be th H all this problem, connected with the Ave., is in a mixed-income neighgrowers, and began collecting borhood, so most of the menu items their surplus food for local food will be priced under $9, including pantries and community meal a signature Southside Special: A centers. “Good food shouldn’t be a GMO-free dish of sausages made luxury,” Shaunfield says, and she’s with apples and free-range chicken made it her mission to make that wrapped in house-made dough and statement a reality. topped with sea salt. The menu In her work with farmers, will feature 95 percent local meats, Shaunfield also found that the grains, produce and cheese. Initialfarmers themselves were, in many ly, they’ll serve breakfast and lunch cases, unable to make a living daily, with dinner by reservation on solely off what they grew. “It’s Friday and Saturday nights. shocking to see that most of them “We’ve always lived on a budget work two jobs because farming and yet have never lacked in healthy does not support their family,” she foods,” Adrienne Shaunfield said, said. “Our local farmers are hardand she hopes to use the restaurant working people who deserve to as a way to educate the public on earn a living wage for providing ways to work within a fixed income Be th H all food for our community.” and still eat healthily.

Owners Adrienne and Rob Shaunfield aim to supDeciding that the best way to The restaurant will also port local farmers while serving good food — like solve the problem was to get in- the Ham Handheld wrap above, featuring Cedar feature a detailed food recovCreek Farm Heritage Hog maple-smoked ham from volved directly, Shaunfield and ery plan, eliminating as much Cedarville and locally raised mixed greens on a her husband, Rob, came up with waste as possible by working whole wheat tortilla made in Springdale. the idea of a restaurant that would with local charities to donate serve as much local food as possible. The Farmer’s Table edible leftovers from catering events.

Café, targeted to open in May, will buy food at a fair price from local growers and create a dynamic menu that will thefarmerstablecafe.com The Farmer’s Table Café change based on product availability. The Farmer’s Table facebook.com/ 1079 S. School Ave. Café takes the concept of a “farm-to-table” restaurant to farmerstablecafe Fayetteville a level not yet seen in Arkansas.

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Original organic Dripping Springs celebrates 30 years in operation.

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fornia at Santa Cruz, home to one of the oldest organic farming courses of study in the country. They fell in love with the Ozarks during a trip to Eureka Springs, found the abandoned farm and decided to stay. Dripping Springs was among the first farms in Arkansas to adopt organic growing practices — well before the government standardized the term “organic” — and has become a cornerstone of organic food production in Northwest Arkansas. Since its founding, the operation has steadily added to the number of crops it grows.

From the start, Dripping Springs Farm has been deeply involved with the Fayetteville Farmers Market, which Cain maintains is one of the best-run markets around. Cain attributes the market’s success since its beginning in the early 1970s to two things: The market is run by the growers that sell there, and those growers have always had a good relationship with the city and people of Fayetteville. “It’s a fairness that’s hard to replicate,” Cain says of the groweroperated market, adding that since each participating grower has a voice and stake in the market, problems are addressed and taken care of quickly and democratically.

Dripping Springs’ CSA has around 50 members, an operation that Cain says caters to people who can’t make it to a weekly market but still want fresh, local produce. The CSA boxes up a selection of seasonal produce, and members who have signed up on the Dripping Springs website pick the boxes up every Thursday from an address in Fayetteville. Also, owing to its USDA-certified organic status, the farm also has a wholesale deal with Ozark Natural Foods, Fayetteville’s large organic and specialty supermarket on College Avenue. It’s this sort of diversity in marketing that has allowed Dripping Springs to be so successful over the past three decades.

Dripping Springs’ owners also strive to pass on the methods and skills that have kept them in business for so long, offering yearly internships to college students and recent graduates who are in need of practical experience in running a farm. By teaching a new generation the ins and outs of preparing for yearly USDA inspections, maximizing the profit that can be made from different crops, and lessons on chemical-free weed and pest control, Dripping Springs has assured its legacy will stretch into a future where sustainable organic farming is in the mainstream.

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f there’s one thing that Dripping Springs Farm’s Mark Cain wants everyone to know, it’s that after 40 years of organic farming, “We’re still having a good time.” Cain, along with partner Michael Crane, has been operating a small but intensive farming operation in southwestern Carroll County since 1984, and that longevity gives him a unique perspective on how attitudes and perceptions toward local, organic produce have changed over the years.

Cain and Crane have pushed their modest three-acre spread into a system of terraces and raised beds that allows them to cultivate a wide range of seasonal crops such as flowers, tomatoes, sweet corn, potatoes, berries and other produce that they mainly sell through the Fayetteville Farmers Market and their own community supported agriculture cooperative (CSA in grower parlance).

“The demographics have begun skewing younger,” Cain said about the crowds he sees at the farmers market. The long-running Fayetteville Farmers Market has grown to serve a new generation of healthconscious eaters who don’t mind paying a little bit extra for products that are guaranteed to have been grown just down the road — especially when those vegetables are certified chemical-free by the USDA, something that Dripping Springs has had attached to its produce since the designation first became standardized in 2002.

Dripping Springs started with a dream, an abandoned blueberry farm in the hills of Carroll County, and a wealth of knowledge that Crain gained from earning a biology degree from the University of Illinois and further training in the art of raising crops from the University of Cali-

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Opposite page: Green curly-leaf, red and white Russian kale harvested and ready for market. Dripping Springs grows various kale varieties in fields and hoop houses year-round.

This page: A winter/early spring harvest of vivid orange, golden yellow and pink burgundy Ranunculus grown by Michael Crane (left in photo) and Mark Cain are in high demand at Northwest Arkansas farmers markets.

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ometimes, the best classrooms are the most unconventional, and the greatest learning comes from practical experience rather than books. This is the philosophy behind the North Little Rock Community Farm, a project begun by two middle school students in coordination with school administrators, local nonprofit The People Tree, and the Arkansas GardenCorps Americorps program to bring garden education to their urban setting. Garden director Kevin Haggerty, who works with The People Tree and North Little Rock High School’s EAST Initiative, has used the garden to create an accessible educational enviby Michael Roberts ronment for the school district and the community, where students can learn about sustainable agriculture while at the same time providing fresh, organic food to the district’s homeless Top Left: North Little Rock Community Farm through the program’s backpack program. director Kevin HagThe farm, located at 2400 Lakeview gerty (right in photo) Road, currently has 42 North Little Rock holds a rabbit while High freshman students who work directdiscussing the benefits of raising livestock and ly on the farm growing seasonal vegetables gardening with stuand working with its marketing program, dents from Little Rock which is run through the school’s EAST Job Corps.

(Environmental and Spatial Technology) Top Right: A North program. In addition to this core group of Little Rock student students, Lakewood Middle School, which displays basil seedlings shares a campus with the NLRHS freshthat are to be planted man campus, also has students who reguwith tomato gardens at North Little Rock Comlarly come to the garden to work and learn munity Farm. about methods of growing and harvesting crops, which opens up the garden’s reach

Farmville Agriculture, community-building part of North Little Rock Community Farm curriculum.

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to over 1,100 students every year.

The garden project has proven popular with students and parents alike, with high participation rates during open class periods, after school and on weekends. Haggerty uses the garden as the basis for brainstorming sessions where students come up with ideas about how to connect their garden to the community at large through events like taste tests of the food they grow. The result is a crop of youngsters who don’t mind eating their vegetables due to the hard work they’ve put in to grow them.

The community garden isn’t just content to keep its produce at the school, though.

Through The People Tree, the garden’s students have organized a mobile market to bring their fresh produce to areas that they have identified as being underserved by area farmers markets. The mobile market is still in the planning stage, but its ultimate goal is to stop in at least three areas every week. Rose City and Little Rock’s 12th Street corridor are on the initial list of stops, with new destinations added when possible. It’s this sort of innovation that serves as an indicator that Central Arkansas is making great strides in providing healthy, local produce to all areas of the city — all while teaching city kids about the joys of community development through growing their own food.

North Little Rock Community Farm 2400 Lakeview Road, North Little Rock 925-303-6344 facebook.com/NLRCommunityFarm thepeopletree.us Learn more about farms like Dripping Springs online at arkansasfoodandfarm.com!

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Farmer with a plan Josh Hardin grows Laughing Stock Farm.

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Laughing Stock Farm owner Josh Hardin inspects his certified organic heirloom tomato transplants prior to loading them up to deliver to Whole Foods in Little Rock.

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osh Hardin is a man on the move, pedaling a faded blue single-gear bicycle while balancing a bucket full of feed for the horse he keeps up the road from the main spread of Laughing Stock Farm. The horse taken care of, Hardin pedals back to check the progress of the day’s planting: a batch of pepper plants that he predicts will be among the sweetest tasting anywhere in the state, and if his past successes are any indication, he’s sure to be right.

Hardin is from a farming family, and he still splits time between his Laughing Stock project in Sheridan, a USDA-certified organic operation he built from scratch, and his family’s Hardin Farms in Grady.

He didn’t grow up wanting to farm, however. “I wanted to be a skater, travel west and compete in the X Games,” he says with a laugh. He finally did make it out West, to California; it wasn’t extreme sports that got him there, but rather a stint at the University of California at Santa Cruz, home of what Hardin calls “the Harvard of sustainable farming.”

It was there, working in the university’s orchards, farms and organic gardens, that he developed a passion for high-quality, chemical-free farming, as well as the bookkeeping and cost-analysis skills necessary to operate a successful farm.

Hardin’s first attempt at organic farming was unsuccessful — not because of any lack of skill or planning, but because all the farmland around him was still being worked with conventional methods, so that pesticides and herbicides were constantly drifting over to his crops.

“There was no way I was going to get certified there,” he says, “there was simply no buffer.”

That “buffer” was what drew Hardin to Laughing Stock’s current location, a quiet piece of land situated on a small lake — and, more importantly, surrounded by over 40 acres of old growth hardwood that assures that no wayward chemicals can make their way to the farm. Developing the land wasn’t easy; it took him two years to clear the sweetgum trees and other brush and work the soil with compost and cover crops to prepare it for planting. “We couldn’t have done it without our community,” he says, citing neighbors who loaned time and equipment for free or at reduced prices in order to ready the land for crops.

“Community” is a word Josh Hardin uses a lot in conversation, and to him it means more than just his physical neighbors. At each step of Laughing Stock’s development, Hardin has attempted to foster a sense of community with the farmers markets where he sells and his wholesale restaurant cus-

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“Water is so important to farming, and we’ve got four sources now: the lake, a well, our rain-water reclamation system and water from the city.” That he lists Kenny Lackey, farm manager at Laughing Stock Farm and “arch duke of artichokes,” intermittently hoes purple and yellow cauliflower while Josh Hardin (upper right) “raises the dirt” by hilling rows of blue, red and white fingerling potatoes.

city water last is an indication of how much Hardin wants his land to sustain itself.

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tomers. Laughing Stock produce is available at Argenta Farmers Market in North Little Rock, Bernice Garden Farmers Market on Main Street, the Westover Market in the Heights and the Little Rock Farmers’ Market, as well as online at locallygrown.net. Menus all over Central Arkansas have begun featuring his produce, with high-end restaurants Ashley’s, Chenal Country Club, Natchez, South on Main, Loblolly Creamery, the Root Cafe, ZaZa, the Fold, Cafe 42 and Cache all counted among his regular customers.

Such an impressive list of clients didn’t come overnight. Hardin is a meticulous planner, spending the months between growing seasons analyzing exactly what crops did well the year before, and plan22 Food & Farm

ning new crops to grow in small test batches. He even considers the look of his spread at each farmers market when deciding what to grow, citing a need for a “variety of colors and tastes at all times” to be a vital element in drawing the customer to Laughing Stock’s products.

This methodical planning applies to the farm itself, too: Within the past year, Hardin has installed solar panels that provide 30 percent of his farm’s power, and a recent Kiva crowd-sourced loan funded a water filtration system that will allow him to forgo city water and irrigate with clean water directly from the springfed lake on his property. “Water is so important to farming, and we’ve got four sources now: the lake, a well, our rain-water reclamation system and water from the city.” That he

lists city water last is an indication of how much Hardin wants his land to sustain itself.

Constant planning and attention to detail have made Laughing Stock successful, but Hardin is well aware that the vagaries of farming can lay waste to the best plans. “I plant way too much so I’ll have enough,” he says, adding, “We’re selling more than just food here. We’re selling a way of life.”

Laughing Stock Farm 7621 Hwy. 46 N., Sheridan 870-866-3753 laughingstockfarms@gmail.com bit.ly/LaughingStock Learn more about farms like Laughing Stock Farm online at arkansasfoodandfarm.com!

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Holiday Island Bella Vista • Eureka Maynard • Corning • Piggott • Gravette • Gepp • • Viola Springs • Omaha • Bentonville Salem • • Greenway • Avoca Mountain Home Berryville • • Decatur Knobel • • • Hardy • Centerton• • Rogers Rector • Cherokee Village • • Pocahontas • Gassville • YellvilleCotter • Green Forest • Harrison • Elm • Cave Springs • • Everton • Bruno Springs• • Springdale Evening Shade • Western Grove • • Siloam SpringsFayetteville • Huntsville • Harrison Sage• • Poughkeepsie Walnut Ridge Kingston Jasper Melbourne • Farmington • • •• •Smithville • • Blytheville • • Greenland Mount Pleasant Parthenon Elkins • • Brookland • • Prairie • West Fork Leslie Grove • • • Mountain View • Deer • Jonesboro Swifton• • Evansville • Winslow Pettigrew• • Fallsville • Cash Batesville •Desha • • Trumann Northwest Arkansas • Shirley Northeast Arkansas Newport Clinton • Cedarville • • • Heber Springs • Tyronza Alma • • MulberryOzark • Clarksville • Bee Branch • Altus Lamar Cherry Valley Bradford Cleveland • • • Blad Knob • • • Fort Smith Dover Judsonia • London • • Guy • Lavaca Hattieville • Augusta • • Charleston• Romance • Paris Marion • • Searcy • Springfield Russellville • • • • • Wynne • McRae El Paso • Booneville Dardenelle • Atkins • MorriltonConway Vilonia • • • Colt Proctor • • • • Beebe • Huntington Perry • • Belleville Perryville Houston Cotton Plant Cabot • • Ward • • Forrest City • Bigelow • • Mayflower Jacksonville Des•Arc • • • Palestine Waldron Roland • Fargo • DeVall’s • Sherwood • Lonoke Bluff • •North Central Arkansas Little Rock • Parks • Little Rock • • Scott Southeast Arkansas • Mabelvale Hot Springs Village • Mena Benton • • • Woodson • Mount Ida • • Hensley • Hot Springs Helena Royal • Stuttgart • Malvern • Bismarck •Prattsville • • Sheridan • Altheimer • De Witt • Grannis Donaldson Hall • • White • Pine Bluff • Dierks Arkadelphia • De Queen • Grady • Rison • • Nashville • Dumas Prescott • McGehee • Monticello • • Ashdown • Hope Southwest Arkansas Warren • • Camden • Hampton • Dermott Texarkana • Louann Lake Village • • • Fouke • Magnolia • Hamburg Crossett El Dorado • • • Bradley Gentry

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Arkansas Fresh Bakery 1506 N. Prickett Road, Bryant 501-847-6638 A wholesale baker that provides bread to Central Arkansas restaurants and sells on Saturdays at the Argenta Farmers Market. Artisan Viola Gepp Foods.

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• Dumas Wholesale grower of shrubs, Prescott • perennials and Arkansas Soap Co. ground covers, 768 Old Houston Road, HoustonMcGehee ornamental trees.

Call ahead for Monticello • Hope Southwest • • Ashdown availability.

Warren • 501-759-2266• 8 a.m-5 p.m. Mon.-Fri. Arkansas Camden Hampton • • Wholesale Farms.

• Dermott Herbal soaps made with natural ingre• Texarkana dients. Available on eBay.com. Lake Artisan.

Louann • Village • • FoukeArgenta Farmers Market 520 Main St., North Little Rock • Magnolia Barnhill Orchards • Hamburg 501-831-7881 277 Sandhill Road,• Lonoke Crossett Dorado • El 501-676-2305 Bradley All produce, meats, f lowers and ar• • • •• • •• • •• • • •

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tisan foods sold here are certified to be raised or grown in Arkansas.

Also, find Arkansas Fresh Bakery bread here. Saturdays from late March until early fall. Farmers Markets.

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Offers strawberries, blackberries, peaches, squash, cucumbers, sweet corn, cantaloupe, watermelons, okra, pumpkins, pecans and sweet potatoes. On-farm sales, Wholesale Farms, U-Pick Farms.

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Battles Cadron Crest Orchard 86 Mode Road, Guy 501-679-3242 Offers u-pick strawberries, peaches, apples, watermelons, cantaloupe and tomatoes throughout the season. Call in advance for availability.

May-September. U-Pick Farms.

Celebrating

(870) 866-3753 • 7621 HWY 46 N • LAUGHINGSTOCKFARMS@GMAIL.COM

Celebrating URBAN FARM TO TABLE

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Benton Farmers Market Market Street, Benton Local produce from Saline County growers. 9 a.m.-noon Tue., Thu., Sat. Farmers Markets.

Bernice Garden Farmers’ Market 1401 S. Main St., Little Rock 501-467-0466 In downtown sculpture garden, Central Arkansas growers sell fruit, vegetables, nuts and f lowers; others offer prepared food and cheeses.

Contact market manager Bo Bennett at the number above for more information. Farmers Markets.

Bobby Weatherford and Skip Downing 116 U.S. Hwy. 64, Beebe 501-882-2802

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41 Annual Territorial Fair • Free Saturday, May 10 • 10 am - 4 pm Meet today’s beekeepers, cheese makers, chicken and backyard gardeners along with their pioneer counterparts the Historic cheese makers, urban Meet today’s at beekeepers, Arkansas Museum.

Dance around the Maypole, chicken keepers and backyard gardeners along walk on stilts, listen to the roaming fiddler and with their pioneer counterparts. Dance around create handmade Mother’s Day cards.

the Maypole, walk on stilts, listen to the roaming fiddler and create handmade Mother’s Day cards.

A museum of the Depar tment of Arkansas Heritage

Sells hay for cattle, both Bermuda and mixed grass. On-farm sales.

Bradbury Christmas Tree Farm 9427 Donna Lane, Mabelvale 501-602-2449 Cut your own tree from a selection of Virginia pines. Saws provided.

Wreathes and other Christmas accessories also available. 9 a.m.-7 p.m. Thanksgiving-Christmas Onfarm sales, U-Pick Farms.

The Cabot Patch 500 Mt. Carmel Road, Cabot 501-605-1313 Pick yourself or find pre-picked strawberries, peaches, okra, plums, purple hull peas, tomatoes, cantaloupe and watermelons. U-Pick Farms, On-farm sales, Wholesale Farms.

Collins Round Mountain Orchard 159 Millpond Road, Conway 501-327-0450

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On-site picking for apples, blackberries, muscadines, nectarines, peaches, tomatoes, and other vegetables. U-Pick Farms, On-farm sales.

Conway Farmers Market 1501 Robbins St., Conway 501-679-5515 Homegrown produce from the Conway area. 6 a.m.-noon MaySeptember. Farmers Markets.

Culinary District 510 Ouachita Ave., Hot Springs 501-624-2665 Offers kitchen supplies, gourmet ingredients and a large selection of local meats and prepared products. 9 a.m.-6 p.m. Tue.-Sat. Artisan Foods.

D and J Hall Farms 18025 Junebug Lane, Roland 501-920-7422

Bermuda grass hay. On-farm sales, Wholesale Farms.

Delta Gifts 710 Main St., North Little Rock 501-681-8699 Arkansas Delta-made products, specialty rice, condiments. Artisan Foods.

Conway Grain and Supply Inc. 1510 Mill St., Conway 501-329-8688 Pet, poultry, swine, dairy, beef, horse and exotic animal feed and supplies. Complete animal health care products. 8 a.m.-5 p.m. Mon.Fri., 8 a.m.-1 p.m. Sat. Wholesale Farms.

CP Business Services 768 Old Houston Road, Houston Community supported agriculture market through localharvest. org, produce and artisan product baskets available for shipping or pick-up. CSAs. Crimmins Family Farm 11 Lexie Lane, Perryville 501-889-2138 Offering vegetables including green beans, beets, broccoli, cabbage, carrots, cucumbers, collards, kale, eggplant, lettuce, melons, spring peas, purple hull peas, okra, peppers, potatoes, pumpkins, peanuts, radishes, spinach, summer squash, tomatoes, Swiss chard, winter squash, and turnips. Assorted flowers and herbs available also. Wholesale Farms. arkansasfoodandfarm.com

Your FamilY Farm Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) Program

Enjoy an amazing experience in food and culture! We aim to make you feel like you have your own personal farm just outside the city.

We are a unique year-round farm offering a full-scale garden, meats, cheese, breads, eggs, family picnics, as well as outdoor dining events throughout the year connecting diners to the land, the origins of the food, and introducing local farmers and food artisans whose good work brings nourishment to the table. Ingredients for the meal are all local, often sourced within inches of the table, prepared by our celebrated Chefs. After a tour of the farm and grounds, which shares a history dating back decades, everyone settles in: farmers, culinary artisans and diners serving each other at the communal table.

Our CSA requires the hearts, hands, and minds of a team of dedicated workers.

let us be Your FamilY Farm.

Contact us for more information.

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DM Nuthouse and Orchard 133 Humke Lane, Lonoke 501-676-2468 Pecans. Noon-sundown daily. Onfarm sales.

Eden Valley Farms Inc. 141 Southfork Road, Vilonia 501-796-3611 Wholesale nursery growing a wide variety of bedding plants, herbs, vegetables, hanging baskets, perennials and succulents. Delivery and on-site pick-up available. On-farm sales, Wholesale Farms.

Produces Berkshire Cross pigs. Onfarm sales.

Market 121 Orange St., Hot Springs

Fiegel’s Fish and Fowl Ranch 12490 Hwy. 31 N., Ward 501-605-1199

Locally grown vegetables, fruits, berries, meat, eggs, breads, jams, jellies, and many others. Farmers Markets.

Free-range, chemical-free chickens and eggs. Offers bass, bream and catfish for stocking ponds. Onfarm sales.

Holland Bottom Produce Stand 1255 Hwy. 321, Cabot 501-843-7152

Flying Pig Farm and Honey Emporium 18 Fiegel Loop, Conway 501-499-5527 Offers blackberries, blueberries, vegetables and fruit. Also offers honey from local hives. Wholesale Farms, On-farm sales.

Farm Girl Natural Foods 3 Lexie Lane, Perryville 501-215-0419 Produces grass-fed meats and seasonal heritage produce through sustainable, integrated farming techniques on 18 acres. On-farm sales, Wholesale Farms.

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Farmer Brown’s Pigs 25 Calfneck Road, Perryville 501-366-2818

Garden Press 700 E. 9th St. 501-467-0466 Juicer that uses organic, locally grown produce. Artisan Foods.

Historic Downtown Farmers

Pre-picked strawberries, squash, cucumbers, zucchini, tomatoes, okra, purple hull peas, sweet corn, Vidalia type onions, Irish potatoes, sweet potatoes, watermelons (including seedless), cantaloupe, blueberries, blackberries, peaches, plums, nectarines, peppers, pumpkins, turnip greens, local honey, home made jams. On-farm sales, Artisan Foods.

Holland Bottom Farms 1986 Pickthorne Road, Cabot 501-843-7152 Seasonal produce including peaches, melons and pumpkins. 8 a.m.-7 p.m. Mon.-Sat. 10 a.m.-7 p.m. Sun. On-farm sales, U-Pick Farms.

Bread In The Natural State ArkANSAS FreSh BAkery is a wholesale bakery that caters to the central Arkansas area. Our products are made fresh and delivered daily. We have the ability and willingness to create a specialized product for your institution.

Our day begins around 6pm. Products are prepared, baked, packaged, and ready for delivery by 8am.

ARKANSAS FRESH Bakery 501-847-6638

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Horse Shoe Vineyards 251 Sparling Road, Hot Springs 501-767-6562 Produces blueberries, Mars table grapes, blackberries, wine grapes, muscadines. On-farm sales, Wholesale Farms.

India Blue Farm 12407 Davis Ranch Road, Cabot 501-580-4212 Small family farm growing heirloom tomatoes, cut f lowers and raising sheep. Contact Alan or Kaytee Leverett. Wholesale Farms, On-farm sales.

Jackson Enterprises 500 N. St., Ward 501-843-5775 Seasonal produce and f lowers available on-site or at the Little Rock Farmers Market. On-farm sales.

Little Rock Farmers’ Market

Jacksonville Farmers Market 9 Municipal Drive, Jacksonville 501-982-0818 Farmers market hosted by the city of Jacksonville. Farmers Markets.

Kellogg Valley Farms 11009 Sayles Road, Jacksonville 501-773-3905 Grows vegetables on 2 acres and free-range chickens on another acre. Wholesale Farms.

Kent Walker Artisan Cheese 1515 E. 4th St. 501-301-4963 Little Rock cheesemaker whose cheeses include a feta, a Montasio, a Gouda, a habanero cheddar, a Leicester and a French Munster.

Artisan Foods.

Killer Bee and Tomato Farm 38 Fox Lane, Bigelow 501-912-5819

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Discover Arkansas’s Agricultural Heritage

The Center for Arkansas History and Culture is part of the state’s largest facility dedicated to the study of Arkansas history. The state’s agricultural history takes many forms: photographs, manuscripts, and presented with the UALR Anthropology Club recipes, including digital and print formats.

Sunday May 18, 10-2 p.m.

The Bernice Garden Farmers’ Market See more: ualrexhibits.org/arkansasfoodways

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Creams and lotions made with beeswax and honey. Bees, chickens and a small orchard. Seasonal produce includes kale, spinach, turnips, collards, garlic, sugar snap peas, herbs, green beans, purple hull peas, crowder peas, lady cream “zipper” peas, okra, yellow arkansasfoodandfarm.com

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and white potatoes, red and yellow onions, cucumbers, peppers, tomatoes, spaghetti squash sugar baby watermelons. Artisan Foods, Wholesale Farms, On-farm sales.

Kountry Kuzins 737 Hwy. 89, Sherwood 501-835-1977 Grows and sells tomatoes, purple hull peas, okra, sweet potatoes, squash, zucchini, bell peppers,

jalapenos, greens, watermelons and pumpkins. On-farm sales, Wholesale Farms.

Kurt Meurer 37 Bayou Road, Vilonia 501-733-2855 Grass-and hay-fed beef with no hormones, steroids, or antibiotics.

On-farm sales, Wholesale Farms.

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Little Rock Farmers’ Market 400 President Clinton Ave., Little Rock 501-375-2552 Forty-year-old market that offers all varieties of produce as well as an array of arts and crafts. Runs May to October. New this year, on Tuesdays from May 27 until Aug. 26, market will be open 3 p.m. until 7 p.m. Farmers Market.

McMurray Farms 24123 Hwy. 65 S., Woodson 501-397-2606 All vegetables available except for fruit tree products. 6 a.m.-5 p.m.

Mon.-Sat. On-farm sales, U-Pick Farms, Wholesale Farms.

Me and McGee Produce 10409 Hwy. 70, North Little Rock 501-454-6701 Grows several di`fferent types of tomatoes, peppers, beans, peas, cucumbers, okra, onions, peaches, strawberries, melons and corn. Onfarm sales, Wholesale Farms.

Mel Hackett 10 Red Oak Lane, Perryville 501-889-5179 Offers potatoes, tomatoes, okra, squash, corn, peas, peppers, cantaloupe and watermelons. On-farm sales.

Mountain High Produce 15533 McGill Road, Cabot 501-988-9787 U-pick strawberries during season.

Call for availability. U-Pick Farms.

North Pulaski Farms 13018 Ellen Cove, Cabot 501-240-4233 Certified organic vegetable farm located in the northernmost part of Pulaski County. Wholesale Farms.

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Best Overall • Best Server, Wayne Pyland Best Business Lunch • Best Wine List

www.triosrestaurant.com Monday through Saturday 11am - 2:30pm, 5:30 – Close Sunday Brunch ~ 11am - 2pm 8201 Cantrell Road • Little Rock Pavilion in the Park • 221.3330

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Papabear’s Rabbitry 512 Caddo Trail, Jacksonville 501-985-5431 Sells New Zealand white rabbits year-round. Has access to other breeds by request. On-farm sales.

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Park Hill Home 1011 Oak St., Conway 501-358-3537

Perry County Farmers Market Perryville City Park, Perryville 501-889-3097

Rattles Garden 1472 Hwy. 64 E., Vilonia 501-941-0331

The retail home of Park Hill Collection, which sells farm-inspired decorative and practical items.

Owners Charlie Groppetti and Todd Smith also sell tomatoes and other produce they raise on their Vilonia farm. On-farm sales.

Local produce from within 25 miles of market. WIC-approved market.

Farmers Markets.

Small chemical-free market garden that sells organic lettuce, spinach, Swiss chard, broccoli, cabbage, heirloom tomatoes, cherry tomatoes, eggplant, sweet peppers, summer squash, winter squash, sweet potatoes and cut flowers. On-farm sales.

Pruett Farms 9057 E. Fairview Road, Hensley 501-602-5382

Park Island Market and Cafe 250 ParkJoe Ave., Hot Springs Dempsey Communications 501-246-7209

Grows tomatoes, squash, eggplant, strawberries, greens, beans and Co. Project Date / Time Saved purple hull peas. Sells at Little Trotter Group Arkansas Times 2014Rock FoodFarmers’ & Farm Market.

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Offers sandwiches, salads, burgers, trotter-16-2014-artimes-food&farm-ad-V1-R1-final soups and local fruit. 8 a.m.-8 p.m.

Sun.-Sat. Artisan Foods.

SalScilla Farms 845 LollieRevision/Status Road, Mayf lower Version 1 produce, including 2 Fresh tomatoes and greens. On-farm finalsales, Wholesale Farms.

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Scattered Oaks Sod Farm 11 Pine Grove Lane, Perry 501-662-4262 Grows and sells Zoysia Z52 sod.

Availabile year-round. On-farm sales, Wholesale Farms.

Schaefers Collins Produce Farm 864 Lollie Road, Mayf lower 870-552-7489

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Seasonal produce including sweet corn, cranberry beans, purple hull peas, cucumbers, squash, tomatoes, potatoes, eggplants, peppers, watermelons, cantaloupe. Fall decorations available including pumpkins, Indian corn, corn stalks and gourds. Pumpkin patch hayrides in autumn. On-farm sales.

Sunshine Store 3719 Sunshine Road, Royal 501-767-4614 Offering local vegetables, homemade salsa and other products every Saturday. Farmers Markets.

Tom Gillihan 744 Walkers Corner Road, Scott 501-590-4904 Organic and conventionally farmed fruits and vegetables. Wholesale Farms.

LoCaL artisans

Turn Two Produce 9 Shoreline Drive, Mayf lower 501-470-0713

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Offers sweet corn, tomatoes, squash, peppers, purple hull peas, pole beans, bush beans, watermelons, cantaloupe, eggplant and cucumbers. Wholesale Farms.

Wye Mountain Flowers & Berries 20309 Hwy. 113, Roland 501-330-1906 U-pick blackberries, blueberries and raspberries. Monday through Saturday during picking season; call ahead. U-Pick Farms, Onfarm sales.

Monday – Friday open 11 aM | Last seating 9:45 pM saturday open 5 pM | Last seating 9:45 pM 425 president CLinton ave.

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Hit the state’s only Ale Trail today. Pick up a passport with a trail map to guide you to the Ozarks’ finest local breweries.

Start your journey at the Fayetteville Visitors Center located on the Downtown Square. For just $10, be sure to grab a commemorative pint glass.

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20 College Road, Hunting ton Malvern Bismarck • Plants offered include American 501-928-5953 • Prattsville • • Sheridan • White g inseng, goldenseal, • Grannis bloodroot, Donaldson B -Acres • mayapple, wild g inger, ChristOffering pure, uncooked, raw 3002 W. Hw y. 255, Lavaca • Pine Dierks Arkadelphia mas fern, rattlesnake • fern, black honey gathered across Sebastian • De Queen cohosh, blue•cohosh, echinacea Count y. For sale on-site or will Raw honey and honeycomb from purpurea, spilanthes acmella, ship. On-farm sales.

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ABC Nature Greenhouse 509 CR 1750, London 479-885-6575 Herbs, plants and medicinal products. Wholesale Farms.

Adams Farm 3640 Hw y. 154, Morrilton 501-208-5909 Grass-fed lamb, pork and eggs.

Sells in the Little Rock Farmers’ Market in the R iver Market.

Wholesale Farms.

On-farm sales, Wholesale Farms.

Barb’s Place Prescott 622 Main Central Road 5013, Anglin Beef Hope Ashdown Everton Warren 5985 S.W. Anglin Road, Benton- Southwest Arkansas 870-427-3578 Camden Hampton ville Texarkana Fresh eggs and vegetables avail479-795-2147 Louann able in season.

Call ahead for Fouke Black Ang us beef, hormone and availabilit y. On-farm sales.

Magnolia antibiotic-free, g rass- and g rainfed. Deliver y options available.

El Dorado Basil Brothers On-farm sales.

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A shley’s Blueberries 245 CR 329, Eureka Springs 501-253-8344

Hydroponic production of sweet and Thai basil varieties. Wholesale Farms.

Alma Farmers Market 533 Fayetteville Ave., Alma 479-632-4127

Sells organic high-bush blueberries. U-Pick Farms, On-farm sales.

Bates Hay Farm 2621 Old 7 Hw y., Dover 501-331-3576

Alma-area produce and prepared foods. Farmers Markets.

Avoca Farmers Market Bazaar 222 N. Old Wire Road, Avoca 479-621-5921

Bermuda g rass hay available in round or square bales. On-farm sales.

Fresh produce, herbs, plants, f lowers, handmade jewelr y, rugs and local art work. 8 a.m.-noon

Bean Mountain Farms HC 62, Box 665, Deer 479-225-8179

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Specializes in naturally g rown heirloom and open pollinated plants. On-site sales by appointment only. Wholesale Farms.

The Blueberr y Patch 3993 Harper Lane, Springdale 479-756-3113

Bella Vista Farmers Market 1451 Bella Vista Way, Bella Vista 479-876-7005

Several varieties of blueberries available for picking, including Blue Ray, Berkeley and Collins berries. U-Pick Farms, On-farm sales.

Farmers market selling local vegetables, fruit, meat, eggs and craf ts. 7:30 a.m.-noon Sat. Farmers Markets.

Bentonville Farmers Market Central Avenue and Main Street, Bentonville 479-254-0254 A producer-only market that sells local foods, produce and meats, along with arts and craf ts. With special prog ramming such as chef demonstrations and live music, too. 7 a.m-1 p.m. Sat. Farmers Markets, Artisan Foods.

Berr y ville Farmers Market 305 E. Madison Ave., Berr y ville 870-654-5589 Locally g rown seasonal produce, f lowers, eggs and baked goods.

From April 27-Oct. 1. 7:30 a.m.noon Sat. Farmers Markets, Artisan Foods.

Bill and Cindy Gebhardt 2939 Freedom Valley Road, Alma 479-632-3474 Beef, by side or whole. Hormone and antibiotic free. On-farm sales.

Black Sheep Ranch 15451 Jones Branch Road, Winslow 530-587-2912 Specializes in antibiotic-, hormone-, pesticide- and herbicidefree g rass-fed lamb as well as probiotic-rich fermented ( pickled) vegetables. Artisan Foods, Onfarm sales.

Bluebird Hill Berr y Farm 3434 Bells Chapel Road E., Atkins 479-641-0987 Pick-yourself thornless blackberries, muscadines and seedless g rapes. Seasonal vegetables available including sugar snap peas, sweet corn, okra, summer squash, hot peppers, egg plant, g reen beans, tomatoes and purple hull peas. Custom pea-shelling available. On-farm sales, U-Pick Farms.

Bluebird Song Farm 5260 Chastain Road, Mulberr y 479-997-1996 Conventionally g rown muscadine g rapes and blueberries. U-pick fruit and blueberr y bushes for sale. On-farm sales, U-Pick Farms, Wholesale Farms.

Bobby J. Wilkes 2411 N. 53rd St., Fort Smith 501-782-1786 Sells melons, cantaloupe, corn, strawberries and squash. On-farm sales, U-Pick Farms, Wholesale Farms.

Brunwick Farmers Market 115 N. 10th St., Fort Smith

Owner K.J. Zumwalt closely g uards his secret recipes for sauces and salsas at this unique Caribbean restaurant. It’s safe to say it’s the only place in town where you can get jalapeno pie and a Mexican soda. Thu.-Sun.; hours var y. Artisan Foods.

Cedar Rock Acres 1171 Claude Schoolhouse Road, Cleveland 501-592-3367 Offers blackberries in June, blueberries and g rapes in July, and fresh vegetables May through September. Sells at the Little Rock Farmers’ Market and allows orders directly from the farm. Onfarm sales, Wholesale Farms.

Chateau Aux Arc Vineyards Winer y 8045 Champag ne Drive, Altus 479-468-4400 One of the largest and oldest Chardonnay vineyards in the South. Features a tasting room with a variet y of award-winning wines. Offers g rapevine cuttings and g rapes for sale. 10 a.m.-5 p.m.

Mon.-Sat., noon-5 p.m. Sun. Wineries, On-farm sales, Wholesale Farms.

Clarksville Farmers Market West Main Street, Clarksville Produce-only market featuring Clarksville-area g rowers. Farmers Markets.

Fort Smith area produce, herbs, f lowers, craf ts and baked goods. 7 a.m-1 p.m. Wed. and Sat. Farmers Markets.

Clarksville Perennial and Herb Market W. Main Street, Clarksville 501-885-3018

Buffalo’s Head Garden HC 33 Box 38 A, Pettigrew 479-530-1339

Offers herbs including echinacea, rosemar y and lavender, as well as annuals like Indian Summer Rudbeckia, and edible and ornamental peppers. Sells exclusively at the Little Rock Farmers Market. Onfarm sales, Farmers Markets.

The Blueberr y Barn 650 Lippert Drive, Rogers 479-636-9640

Fresh garden produce, greenhouse plants, fresh cut flowers grown in the garden. Also sells herbs, fresh cut flowers and dried flowers. On-farm sales.

Pick-yourself blueberries. Call for picking conditions. U-Pick Farms.

Caribe Restaurant & Cantina 309 W. Van Buren St., Eureka

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Cline Berr y Farm 224 S. Spruce St., Harrison 870-741-7121

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Offers several varieties of blueberries during season. U-Pick Farms, On-farm sales, Wholesale Farms.

Clinton Farmers Market U.S. Hw y. 65 S., Clinton 870-504-1034 A bi-monthly market on the first and third Saturdays of each month, April-October. Farmers Markets.

Conway Count y Farmers Market 117 S. Moose St., Morrilton 501-354-2393 Locally g rown, in-season fruits and vegetables. 7 a.m.-noon Sat. Farmers Markets.

Cotter Farmers Market 102 Combs Ave., Cotter Market offering local produce in Big Spring Park. Farmers Markets.

The Countr y Pumpkin 1325 Main St., Centerton 479-795-2563 Offers several varieties of pumpkins, decorative gourds and squash. Sells craf ts in a small countr y store. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Thu.Sat., 1-5 p.m. Sun. On-farm sales.

Cox Berr y Farm 1081 Hw y. 818, Clarksville 479-754-3707 Offers strawberries, raspberries, blueberries, blackberries, tomatoes, peaches, apples, pumpkins and nurser y plants. 7 a.m.-7 p.m.

Mon.-Sat. On-farm sales, U-Pick Farms, Wholesale Farms.

Crabtree Farms and Produce 1434 Alma Drive, Alma 479-632-6069 Cantaloupe and watermelon available in summer, approximately 100 pumpkins in the fall. On-farm sales.

tom-raise peppers products with advance notice. On-farm sales.

Dickey Farms 14306 Wildcat Creek Road, Springdale 479-361-9975 Offers tomatoes, peppers, eggplants, lettuce, broccoli, cucumbers, squash, winter squash and pumpkins. Farmers Markets, Onfarm sales, U-Pick Farms.

Dobbs Mountain Nurser y 22029 Dobbs Mountain Road, Evansville 501-848-3609 Small specialt y g rower and nurser y. Offers unusual trees including the paperbark maple, fringe tree, golden caltalpa, golden black locust, Japanese and frag rant snowbell, g ingko and more. Onfarm sales, Wholesale Farms.

Dowell Farms 103 Marina Road, Russellville 501-680-8811 Sells mixed g rass hay in 400-pound bales. On-farm sales.

Downtown For t Smith Farmers Market 201 Garrison Ave., Fort Smith 479-784-1001 Farmers market with verif ied g rowers and artisans. Fresh produce, craf ts and prepared foods available, along with reg ular live music. 7 a.m.-noon Sat. Farmers Markets.

Drewr y Farm and Orchards 267 Vaughn Circle, Dover 501-843-3731 Features homemade fresh f udge and baked goods, seasonal vegetables and a U-pick garden, commercial g reenhouse shrubs, plants, fruit trees, berr y plants and bedding plants. Sells honey raised on-site. Artisan Foods, On-farm sales, U-Pick Farms.

Davis Hot Peppers 25613 Hw y. 164, Clarksville 479-754-0218

Dripping Springs Farm 1558 CR 548 , Huntsville

Specializes in hot peppers and other heirloom vegetables. Can cus-

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culinar y herbs, blueberries, and specialt y cut f lowers for the Fayetteville Farmers Market, and also offers internships to students wanting to learn about farming.

Farmers Markets.

Eda-Zen 532 Industrial Park Road, Mulberr y 479-431-6018 First manufacturer in the United States that is dedicated to producing edamame ( g reen soybeans).

Wholesale Farms, Artisan Foods.

Eureka Market 121 E. Van Buren St., Eureka Springs 479-253-8136 Offers natural foods, local products, g if ts and artisan food. 8 a.m.-7 p.m. daily. Artisan Foods.

Eureka Springs Farmers Market 2075 E. Van Buren St., Eureka Springs 870-480-3041 Produce, eggs, beef, pork, honey, f lowers, fruit trees, planting vegetables, ornamental plants and baked goods. Free coffee. 7 a.m.noon Tue. and Thu. (April 25-Nov. 21) 9 a.m.-noon Thu. (Dec. 5-April 17). Farmers Markets.

Ewe Bet Farm 1020 Wallis Road, Cave Springs 479-248-7572 Small diversif ied g rass-pasturebased farm. On-farm sales.

Falling Sk y Farm 4154 Hw y. 254 E., Leslie Raises chickens, turkeys, pigs, cattle and grass. All cattle are grassfed and the poultry and pigs are supplemented with a custom-mixed GMO-free grain ration. Antibiotic-, steroid- and hormone-free meat.

On-farm sales, Wholesale Farms.

Far Ames Orchard 18292 Wildlife Road, Fayetteville 501-443-0282 Grows a wide variet y of apples and pears for the Fayetteville Farmers Market. Farmers Markets, Wholesale Farms. arkansasfoodandfarm.com

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Offers lamb in late spring, goat kids in January and mid-summer, fresh eggs and goat’s milk. Grows some seasonal produce. On-farm sales.

Fayet teville Farmers Market Historic Downtown Square: 101 W. Mountain, Fayetteville 479-236-2910

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Locally produced vegetables, fruits, f lowers, plants, meat, baked goods, eggs and jams. 7 a.m.–2 p.m. Sat., 7 a.m.–1 p.m. Tue & Thu. Farmers Markets.

Fishback Apiaries 10750 Fishback Road, Gravette 501-795-2021 Offers Arkansas honey. Call in advance for details. On-farm sales.

Fly Creek Valley Farm 15996 Greasy Valley Road, Prairie Grove 479-848-0137 Breeder of Dorper and Dorper cross feeder lambs and commercial breeding stock. On-farm sales.

Franklin Count y Farmers Market 300 W. Commercial St., Ozark 479-667-2525 Local produce and craf ts from area g rowers. 7-10 a.m. Sat. Farmers Markets.

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Fr yer ’s Tree Farm 3332 S.W. 14th St., Bentonville 501-795-2778 Retail and wholesale ornamental trees and shrubs. Wholesale Farms.

Garner Hill Farm 631 W. College Ave., Harrison Sells natural, pasture-raised pork, beef and lamb. USDA inspected.

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Located under the pavilion at the Chicken Coop (the old Farmers’ Co-op). Offers fresh food, qualit y arts and good music. Will accept EBT/Debit cards. Farmers Markets.

ton Red, Redskin Elberta. Other produce available: tomatoes, okra, squash, okra, cucumbers and pumpkins. On-farm sales, Wholesale Farms.

New market offering produce from Lamar-area g rowers. Farmers Markets.

Kathy Wallace 9650 Trotter Road, Harrison 501-330-1906

Gentr y Main Street Market West Main Street, Gentr y 479-972-12798

Holiday Island Farmers Market 110 Woodsdale Drive, Holiday Island 479-363-9879

Fresh vegetables and fruit from local farms, handmade goods and craf ts. Farmers Markets.

Heirloom vegetables, herbs, eggs, craf ts. 8 a.m. - noon Fri. Farmers Markets.

Kaufman Farms 122 Kaufman Lane, Hattieville 501-354-1362

Green Forest Farmers Market Public Square, Green Forest 870-480-6071

Hull Family Farms 4562 SR 164 W., Dover 479-331-3559

Several varieties of hay available in square or round bales. Wholesale Farms.

Local farmers market tr ying to make fresh produce available to the public within the most economical means possible. Farmers Markets.

Square and round bales of hay available, Bermuda and Bermuda mix. On-farm sales, Wholesale Farms.

Keels Creek Winer y 3185 E. Van Buren, Eureka Springs 479-253-9463

Green Fork Farm 12848 Little Elm Road, Farmington Raises livestock outdoors on-pasture and certif ied organic g rains.

Products include eggs, beef, chicken, pork, duck, vegetables, herbs, microg reens and salsa.

Wholesale Farms, Artisan Foods.

Hamilton Farms 11309 N. Main St., Gentr y 479-366-8155 Seasonal produce available. Onfarm sales.

Heifer Creek Highlands 288 Heifer Creek Road, Springf ield 501-354-5025 Free-range, all-natural Scots Highland lean beef by the side or half-side. No hormones, antibiotics or steroids. USDA-butchered, custom cut and custom wrapped, then dr y aged. Advance notice from 1 to 4 weeks for shipping.

On-farm sales, Artisan Foods, Wholesale Farms.

Holbens Triple D Farms 133 CR 3572, Clarksville Several peach varieties, including Derby, Sentinel, Topaz, Deidre Ann, Glo Haven, Loring, Rus38 Food & Farm

Paul Hull 4562 SR 164 W., Dover 479-331-3559 Round bales of Bermuda g rass hay available. On-farm sales.

Jack Mar tin Hw ys. 21 and 16, Fallsville 870-428-5445 Family-owned lumber and trim business. Wholesale Farms.

Jeremy Prater 8800 Prater Lane, Cedar ville 479-650-1104 All g rass-fed beef, pastured pork, pastured poultr y, pastured goats and free-range eggs. All antiobotic, hormone, steroid free. Available at the Fort Smith Farmers Market. Wholesale Farms, Onfarm sales.

Jerr y Gill Farm 2004 New town Road, Alma 479-651-4733 Large round and small square bales of hay available. On-farm sales.

Johnson Count y Farmers Market Lamar Cit y Park, Lamar 479-885-6575

Naturally g rown g rass-fed beef, by half or whole. On-farm sales.

Vineyard produces 14 wines from local g rapes. Wineries.

Keener Farm HC 60 Box 127, Parks 501-577-2604 Beef cattle and hay operation offering feeder calves and hybrid Bermuda/mixed g rass hay in round bales. Wholesale Farms, On-farm sales.

Lester E. Allen 1280 Winrock Drive, Morrilton 501-727-5634 Five varieties of blueberries available on 3/4 acre. Picking beg ins in July. Call for availabilit y. U-Pick Farms.

Lewis Miller 195 Arrowhead Drive, Morrilton 501-215-0808 Round bales of wrapped hay, 800-900 pounds. On-farm sales, Wholesale Farms.

Main Street Harrison Farmers Market Court Park Square, Harrison Farmers market offering produce, craf ts and f lowers. 7 a.m.-noon, Tue. and Sat. June-Oct. Farmers Markets.

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Maple Gorge Farm 12601 Greasy Valley Road, Prairie Grove 479-846-4485 Sells reg istered alpine and Saanen dair y goats, hardy-wooled sheep, eggs, pork, f leeces, lamb, goat and raw goat milk. On-farm sales.

Mark Morgan 1901 McGuire Road, Lamar 479-754-2006 Grows peaches and nectarines.

7:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m. Mon-Fri. June-Aug ust. On-farm sales, UPick Farms, Wholesale Farms.

Mar y White 2245 Hw y. 64 E., Morrilton 501-477-5015 Offers tomatoes, potatoes, peaches, strawberries, g reens, melons, apples, pumpkins, gourds and blueberries. On-farm sales.

Mason Creek Farm 15620 Black Oak Quarr y Road, Fayetteville 479-422-6000

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Subscription farm offering deliver y ser vices of pastured poultr y, eggs, organic herbs and heirloom vegetables. CSAs, Wholesale Farms.

Matkins Greenhouse Inc. 205 S.W. Third St., Bentonville 501-273-7511 Retail and wholesale g reenhouse g rowing seasonal vegetables and f lowers. Wholesale Farms, Onfarm sales.

MelonJ Gardens 126 Water Ave., Elm Springs 479-601-3099 Specializes in installing vegetable gardens for those who are unfamiliar with the process of g rowing vegetables. Offers a variet y of gardening ser vices, rang ing from simple tilling and soil preparation to f ull garden installation and maintenance throughout the g rowing season. Also offers an onsite and U-pick market. On-farm sales, U-Pick Farms.

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Mike Baldwin Route 2, Box 1446, Dardanelle 501-229-4510 Hay available in square or round bales. Wholesale Farms, On-farm sales.

Monaster y Farm 350 Count y Road 248, Berr y ville 479-253-7710 Pasture-raised, USDA-processed, all-natural chickens. Antibiotic-, steroid- and hormone-free. Onfarm sales, Wholesale Farms.

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Mountain Greener y 23210 Price Road, Winslow 501-634-7122 Organically g rown herbs, native wildf lowers, perennials and vegetable plants. Seasonal produce, including tomatoes, peppers, okra, cucumbers, squash, g reen beans, purple hull peas, potatoes and gourds. Sells at Fayetteville Farmers Market. Wholesale Farms.

Neal Family Farm 1246 W. Laurel Ave., Rogers 479-659-1750 U-pick blueberries in season. UPick Farms.

New ton Count y Farmers Market State Scenic Hw y. 7 South, Jasper Produce and craf ts from New ton Count y. WIC participant. 7 a.m.noon Wed. May-November. Farmers Markets.

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Old Countr y Greenhouse Inc. 14987 S. Hw y. 59, Siloam Springs 501-549-3698

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Specializes in hang ing baskets and container plants. On-farm sales.

Old Fashioned Foods 8434 Phoenix Ave., Fort Smith 479-649-8200

Pickering Farms 24135 Clarr y Road, Gravette 479-291-0887

Razorback Koi 838 Hw y. 21 S., Berr y ville 870-423-7210

Raises Boer Goats for meat and show. On-farm sales.

Koi and other goldf ish species for garden ponds. On-farm sales, Wholesale Farms.

Offers local organic foods, herbs, alternative medicine and health products. 9 a.m.-6 p.m. Mon.-Sat. Artisan Foods.

Pine Grove Christmas Tree Farm No. 1 2919 Yocum St., Charleston 479-965-2130

Red Hat Farms 1386 S.W. Gator Blvd., Bentonville 479-644-5647

Ozark Mountain Market Corner of Oak and Main streets, Leslie 870-504-1034

Pick your own Christmas tree from several t ypes available. Onfarm sales, U-Pick Farms.

Bentonville-area CSA selling local produce and products from Northwest Arkansas. CSAs.

Pine Ridge Gardens 832 Sycamore Road, London 479-293-4359

Renee’s Berr y Garden 1265 Will Baker Road, London 479-293-3229

Offers a wide variet y of Arkansas native trees, shrubs, vines, g rasses and wildf lowers. Wholesale Farms.

Pre-picked and U-pick blueberries. Call ahead for picking conditions. U-Pick Farms.

A bimonthly produce and craf ts market on the second and fourth Saturdays of each month, AprilOctober. Farmers Markets.

Ozark Specialt y Produc ts 366 Brown Road, Shirley 501-723-8440 Log-g rown, certif ied organic dehydrated shiitake mushroom products. Artisan Foods.

Ozark Wildflower Co. HC 70 Box 169, Jasper 870-446-5629 Nurser y offering more than 200 native and ornamental perennials.

On-farm sales, Wholesale Farms.

P.C .H. Farms 3243 S. Roseville St., Altus 479-468-0070 Sells 1,100-pound round bales of hay. On-farm sales, Wholesale Farms.

Pampered Pioneer Soaps and Sundries 12656 Pioneer Lane, Gentr y 497-721-2798 All natural, handmade soaps.

Farm-fresh brown eggs. On-farm sales, Farmers Markets.

Phillip Allen Apiaries 320 S. Pleasant St., Springdale 501-756-2148 Raw Ozark honey. Call ahead for availabilit y. On-farm sales.

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Pope Count y Farmers Market 2200 W. Main St., Russellville 479-747-5429 Arkansas produce sold directly by the g rower. Farmers Markets.

Post Familie Vineyards 1700 St. Mar y’s Mountain Road, Altus 479-468-2741 Fresh g rapes are available in season, Aug ust-October. Grape juice and wine available year-round onsite and retail statewide. Artisan Foods, Wineries.

Prestonrose Farm 201 St. Louis Valley Road, Paris 707-502-5544 Small, organic (certif ication in prog ress) farm producing heirloom vegetables and fruit, including herbs, beans, peanuts, potatoes, cotton, f lowers, melons and squash. Wholesale Farms, On-farm sales.

Ranalli Farms Equipment 2122 W. Henri De Tonti Blvd., Springdale 501-361-2738 Seasonal vegetables, g rapes and blueberries. On-farm sales, Wholesale Farms.

Rhonda Mahler 5158 Hopewell Road, Harrison 870-365-7925 Homemade jams, jelly and butter.

Artisan Foods.

Rivendell Gardens HCR 72 Box 34, Parthenon 870-446-5783 Certif ied organic fruits and vegetables, USDA-inspected meats.

On-farm sales, U-Pick Farms, Wholesale Farms.

Riverbend Gardens 5149 S. Shaeffer Road, Fayetteville 479-443-9388 Cut f lowers, vegetables and small fruits. Flowers include daffodils, tulips, irises, peonies, dahlias, gladioli, tuberoses, bee balm, phlox and more in season. Farmers Markets, Wholesale Farms.

Roberson Orchards Farm Market Hw y. 14 E., Omaha 877-504-9050 Peaches available June through September, apples from Aug ust through Februar y. Vegetables available during the summer season. Store carries a selection of dried fruits, nuts, honey, sorghum, jams, jellies, relishes and candies. 9 a.m.-4 p.m. daily in winter, Food & Farm 43

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Farmers Markets, On-farm sales.

Rock well Farms Nurser y 2412 W. Hudson Road, Rogers 501-631-6275 Nurser y with many varieties of perennials, trees, shrubs, annuals, landscaping materials and garden accessories available. Wholesale Farms.

Rogers Farmers Market Corner of First and Walnut, Rogers 479-246-8383

Paul and Theresa Schot 134 Keystone Lane, Bruno 870-449-4294 All natural free-range chickens, turkeys, raw milk and eggs. Onfarm sales, Wholesale Farms.

Scot t Count y Farmers Market 100 W. First St. 7, Waldron 479-637-2173 Tomatoes, potatoes, melons, peppers, fruits, berries and other

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Shirley Communit y Development 366 Brown Road, Shirley 501-723-4443 Demonstration shiitake mushroooms g rown on oak logs, bed herbs and seasonal vegetables, also stepping stones, bird baths and molded bricks. Composting instructions and displays available

Farm-fresh produce and local craf ts. 7 a.m.-1 p.m. Wed. and Sat. (April 27-November). Farmers Markets.

Round Mountain Farm 18235 Wildlife Road, Fayetteville 479-444-6075 Offers premium USDA-inspected lambs, half or whole. Sheep are all pasture-raised. Call ahead for appointment. On-farm sales, Wholesale Farms.

Russellville Communit y Market 501 S. Phoenix Ave., Russellville 913-636-8193 Online market sells products farmed within 150 miles of Russellville year-round. Farmers Markets.

Sabras Garden 8610 S. Tillys Hill Road, Decatur 479-233-0582 Small garden project offering vegetables and f lowers. Wholesale Farms.

Sadhana Lane Gardens 47 Sadhana Lane, Yellville 870-736-1758 Organically g rown vegetables and herbs including tomatoes, cucumbers, basil, garlic, kale, collards, mustards and various g reens.

Pesto and pesto-baked products also for sale. Artisan Foods, Wholesale Farms.

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Siloam Springs Farmers Market Corner of Universit y & Mt. Olive, Siloam Springs 479-524-4556 Producer-only market offering fresh produce, garden and landscaping plants, fresh-cut f lowers, seasonal vegetables, local raw honey, baked goods and craf ts. 8 a.m.-1 p.m. Tue. and Sat. Apr. 20Oct. 26. Farmers Markets.

South Logan Count y Farmers Market 497 E. Main St., Booneville 479-675-2666 Farmers market offering a variet y of locally g rown fruits, vegetables, f lowers and plants. Farmers Markets.

Springdale Farmers Market Corner of Hw y. 265 & East Emma, Springdale 479-466-1285 Fresh fruits and vegetables, herbs, honey, nuts, farm-fresh eggs, frozen meat, f lowers, plants, jams, jellies, baked goods, homemade soaps, wood f urniture and craf ts available. Accepts SNA P/EBT and WIC. 7 a.m.-1 p.m. May-October.

Farmers Markets, Artisan Foods.

Offers organic earthworm castings as fertilizer for gardens or lawns. On-farm sales, Wholesale Farms.

Summmer Kitchen Farm 5149 S. Shaeffer Road, Fayetteville 479-283-3076 Sells vegetables and cut f lowers at the Fayetteville Farmers Market and through a CSA. Wholesale Farms, CSAs. Sweet Joe’s Honey 1202 E. Walnut St., Rogers 479-925-0018 Locally produced and har vested honey. On-farm sales.

D.E . Taylor 15996 Greasy Valley Road, Prairie Grove 479-848-3536 Offers high qualit y poultr y and eggs. On-farm sales.

The Blueberr y Patch 1201 Long view Drive, Rogers 479-631-2483 Offers pre-picked and U-pick blueberries. Buckets and bags f urnished. 7:30 a.m.-6 p.m. Mon.-Sat. U-Pick Farms, On-farm sales.

Tif fany Selvey 301 Michael St., Springdale 479-200-0588

Twin Oaks Peach Farm 4320 Dean Springs Road, Alma 501-632-3956 Produces 12 varieties of peaches to pick yourself. Varieties include Candor, Red Haven, Southland, White Hectar, Loring and Blake peaches. On-farm sales, U-Pick Farms.

Voss Farm 70 Fr yer Bridge Road, Solgohachia 501-354-2021 Bermuda g rass hay available in square or round bales. On-farm sales, Wholesale Farms.

Water fall Hollow Farm 5854 Hw y. 21 S., Berr y ville 870-423-2773 Grass-f inished beef that meets or exceeds the standards for the American Grassfed Association, Animal Welfare Approved and Certif ied Humane. USDA inspected. On-farm sales, Wholesale Farms.

WellSpring Nutrition 116 N. Broadway, Siloam Springs 866-757-8627 Offers health and beaut y products, local food and artisan products. Artisan Foods.

West Fork Farmers Market Corner of Hw y. 170 and Campbell Loop, West Fork 479-225-1611

Sta-N-Step Farm 3104 Wildcat Creek Blvd., Fayetteville 479-361-2789

Small urban garden in the heart of Springdale offering direct produce sales. On-farm sales, Wholesale Farms.

Pick your own blackberries, blueberries and raspberries. U-Pick Farms.

Tim Apple 701 Moudy Road, Belleville 479-495-0489

Stephen Robins 12146 S. Robin Road, Gentr y 479-228-1121

Sells fresh and barn-stored hay.

Wholesale Farms.

Market offers USDA meats, organic vegetables and art works.

The g rowers are expanding to year-round production and working to implement a “Farm to School” prog ram with the West Fork schools. 7:30 a.m.-noon Sat., 3 p.m.-dusk Wed. Farmers Markets.

Tri Peaks Communit y Market West C Street, Russellville 479-264-3682

White River Creamer y 11701 S. Hw y. 16, Elkins 479-310-0355

Downtown market featuring local farmers, craf ters, artists, musicians and food vendors. Farmers Markets.

Dair y offering artisan cheeses from hormone- and antibiotic-free goat and cow’s milk. Cheeses include chevre, feta, fromage blanc and neufchatel. Available at the Green Fork Farmers Market (Fay-

Home-g rown Black Ang us-sired beef for sale. Quarters, halves and whole available. Wholesale Farms.

Sugarland Farms 11029 Sugarland, Prairie Grove 479-790-7665

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etteville), Eureka Springs Farmers Market, Hillcrest Farmers Market (Little Rock), Post Winer y (Altus), Hillcrest Artisan Meats (Little Rock), Eureka Market (Eureka Springs), Boulevard Bread (Little Rock) and Wellspring (Siloam Springs). On-farm sales, Artisan Foods.

Wiederkehr Wine Cellars Inc. 3324 Swiss Family Drive, Wiederkehr Village 479-468-9463 Classic Swiss-st yle winer y with tasting room, restaurant and shop.

Tours daily, wine sales ever yday except Sunday, lunch and dinner daily. Wineries, Artisan Foods.

HOGG’S MEAT MARKET family owned & operated since 1961.

We’ve been doing this a long time! We want to be your family’s meat market! Hogg’s meat market wants your business! Repeat customers are what has kept us in business for over 50 years! Come and see us!

“I’ve shopped at Hogg’s Meat Market forever!! Hogg’s is my go to place for all of my meat. Whether a simple dinner or an event at the gallery, they always have what I need or can get it! You can’t beat their customer service, they really do care about the customer.”

– Melody Stanley owner, Red Door Gallery

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Winslow Farmers Market Winslow Boulevard, Winslow Features the on-site Winslow Garden that benef its Winslow Communit y Meals Inc. Garden is run by volunteers and the local 4-H Club. 9 a.m.-noon Sat. ( beg inning in April). Farmers Markets, Artisan Foods, On-farm sales.

Wren Thicket Market 1041 S. School Ave., Fayetteville Year-round, online pre-order farmers market with Saturday pick-up at Firef ighters Association Building; also some produce available to those who didn’t order. SNA P/EBT, SFMNP coupons accepted. 9 a.m.-noon Sat. pickup.

Farmers Markets.

Yellville Farmers Market 105 N. Berr y St., Yellville 501-650-2356 Growers-only open-air market in conjunction with “Music on the Square.” Offers locally g rown vegetables, fruits, eggs, bedding and garden plants, baked goods, jams and jellies, worm castings and Ozark craf ts. Farmers Markets. arkansasfoodandfarm.com

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Altheimer De Witt Prattsville 870-598-3357 Sheridan Donaldson White Hall Austin Hawley Pine Bluff Tree grower specializing in 1805 Del Sur Drive, Searcy delphia Grady flowering and shade trees.

Of817-757-3966 fers conifer and flowering Rison shrubs for landscaping. 7 a.m.Produces rice, soybeans and Dumas 3:30 p.m. Mon.-Fri., 7 a.m.-5 p.m. corn. On-farm sales, Wholesale Sat. On-farm sales, Wholesale Farms.

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Dermott 104 Austin Loop, El Paso Heritage breed turkeys, free501-796 -3722 Lake Village range chicken eggs, wide array Hamburg Offers Mars seedless grapes, of vegetables. Raises heritage dark Sunbelt grapes and light and rare-breed stock upon reCrossett El Dorado Reliance grapes, as well as Black quest. Hormone and antibioticBeauty and Bronze muscadines. free. On-farm sales, Wholesale On-farm sales, Wholesale Farms.

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ASU Regional Farmers Market N.E. corner of Red Wolf Boulevard and Aggie Road, Jonesboro 870-892-2087 48 Food & Farm

Bassham Orchard 3422 Hwy. 284 East, Wynne 870-238-2153 Growing peaches, apples and nectarines. On-farm sales, UPick Farms.

Beary Farms 486 Hwy. 412, Walnut Ridge 870-886-5515

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Watermelons July- September, pumpkins October-November Call for availability. On-farm sales.

Bowers Plants 3450 Hwy. 135, Corning 870-259-3437 Bedding plants, potted flowers, hanging baskets. Wholesale Farms.

Bryant Ranch 1001 Woodruff 250, Augusta 870-347-5468 Registered beefmaster cattle and hay. On-farm sales.

Cache River Valley Seed State Hwy. 226, Cash 870-477-5427 Producer and processor of registered and certified seed including rice, soybeans, wheat, milo, corn and cotton. Wholesale Farms.

Carter-Cox Seeds Inc. 3162 Hwy. 90, Knobel 870-259-3231

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Caubble Orchards 296 Hwy. 64 B, Wynne 870-238-8627 Various varieties of fruit including 30 varieties of peaches, five varieties of nectarines, eight varieties of apples and two varieties of plums. On-farm sales, Wholesale Farms, U-Pick Farms.

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Common Threads 17467 Hwy. 66, Mountain View 870-269- 6808 Small family farm that raises Jacob sheep, Angora goats and dairy goats. On-farm sales.

Cooper Farm 800 Dixon St., Melbourne 870-368-4555 Bermuda and mixed grass hay.

On-farm sales, Wholesale Farms.

Cross County Farmers Market 705 E. Union Ave., Wynne 870-238-5745

Westrock Coffee Company is a coffee supply and service provider with a focus on delivering Fresh fruit, vegetables and quality coffee through ethical supply chains between our hand-made crafts. 7 a.m.-10 a.m. t Sat. Farmers Markets. origin partners and customers. We believe transparent trade, not aid, is the cornerstone to long-term sustainability. From CWC Farm the revitalization of a neglected coffee mill in Rwanda to LOOK FOR WESTROCK COFFEE AT SELECT RETAIL LOCATIONS t t 3480 Union Hill Road, Bradford 870-307-4023 our coffee roasting and packaging facility in Arkansas to transparent trading relationships throughout East Africa, Grass-fed, antibiotic- and horLOOK FOR WESTROCK SELECT RETAIL LOOK FOR WESTROCK COFFEE ATand SELECT RETAIL LOCATIONS mone-free lamb and goats.

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Downtown Jonesboro Farmers Market 407 Union St., Jonesboro 870-919- 6176 Open-air street market offering local produce, art and crafts.

Farmers Markets.

Downtown Newport Farmers Market Corner of Malcolm and Hwy. 69, Newport 870- 664-0542 Farmers market selling local produce and crafts from the Newport area. Saturdays JuneOctober. Farmers Markets.

Earth Art and Foods HC 89 Box 205, Mt. Pleasant 870-346 -5621 Shiitake mushrooms and honey.

Visitors by reservation only. Onfarm sales, U-Pick Farms.

Earth Sprung Grain 907 Amy Road, Pocahontas 870-892-3249 Produces specialty grains, offering quality eco -grown aromatic rice. On-farm sales, Wholesale Farms.

Falling Star Farms 4068 Hwy. 166 N., Maynard 870-202-9595 Produces a line of jellies, preserves, and fruit butters. Also sells farm-fresh eggs and seasonal fruits and vegetables. Artisan Foods, On-farm sales.

Farmers Elevator and Warehouse 124 Beech St., Newport 870-523-3195

Farview Farms 398 Cedar Lane, Gassville 870-435-2215 Hormone- and antibiotic-free, USDA-inspected corn-fed Angus beef. On-farm sales, Wholesale Farms.

Fleetwood Farms 201 Ashley Drive, Batesville 870-793-5088 Operates a small apiary, selling honey by the gallon, quart, pint or smaller amounts. Pollen sold by weight. On-farm sales, Wholesale Farms.

George Friedrich 291 Moccasin Bend Road, Judsonia 501-278-7177 Farm of several thousand acres with 200 acres devoted to specialty edible crops. On-farm sales, Wholesale Farms.

Gillam Farms 251 Hwy. 258, Judsonia 1-800-833-0522 Grower of muscadines, grapes, blackberries, blueberries, strawberries, asparagus, okra, peas, sweet potatoes and pumpkins.

Store, Latta and Josie’s Place, on farm. Harvest April through November. Pumpkin festival in October. 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Mon.- Sat. On-farm sales, U-Pick Farms, Wholesale Farms.

Hall’s Orchard HC 80 Box 50, Sage 870-368-7751

pointment only Sun. On-farm sales, Wholesale Farms.

Honeysuckle Lane Cheese 1192 Hwy. 5, Romance 501-556-4480 Arkansas’s only certified raw milk cheese maker. Artisan Foods.

Ike and Sandy Yates 1101 Hwy. 126 N., Gassville 870-405-6038 Worms for fishing and worm castings for fertilizer. On-farm sales, Wholesale Farms.

Jay Church 9085 Elizabeth Road, Viola 870-458-2291 USDA-inspected, dry-aged, allnatural grass-fed beef. On-farm sales.

Jerry Adams Santee Drive, Cherokee Village 870-847-6422 Offers farm-raised seasonal produce, jams, jellies and baked goods. Artisan Foods, Farmers Markets.

John Frame 538 Strawberry River Road, Poughkeepsie 870-528-4955 Round bale river bottoms hay available. On-farm sales.

Johnson Farm 581 County Road 333, Cherry Valley 870-588-4832

Seed processor and chemical sales. Wholesale Farms.

Apples for sale including Red Delicious, Golden Delicious, Granny Smith, Winesap and Arkansas Black. Pumpkins available in the fall. On-farm sales, Wholesale Farms, U-Pick Farms.

Farmers Gin Cooperative 7906 Hwy. 38, Cotton Plant 870-459-2551

Hodges Nursery 4431 Hwy. 1, Cherry Valley 870-588-4444

Joyce Hinchey 729 Hwy. 350, Wynne 870-238-2890

Full- service cotton gin and grainery. Chemical sale and grain processing. Wholesale Farms.

Wholesale and retail sales of residential and commercial landscape plants. 8 a.m.-5 p.m.

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Offers peas, squash, okra and beans in season. On-farm sales.

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Kenneth Bradford 1123 CF 430, Rector 870-566 -2325 Bermuda hay, in square or round bales. On-farm sales.

Kenneth Woods 848 Strawberry River Road, Smithville 870-528-8404 Square bale hay available, bermuda and clover. Guaranteed “weed free.” Wholesale Farms, On-farm sales.

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Kevin Vandiver 7596 Hwy. 284, Forrest City 870-261-8607 Offers Christmas trees and seasonal produce. On-farm sales.

Lance Schmidt 907 Amy Road, Pocahontas 870-378-7273

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A producer-manager of jasmine rice. Wholesale Farms.

Legacy Seed South 191 Jackson 136, Newport 870-744-8237 Offers the latest varieties and hybrids in soybean, corn, wheat and milo seed. Wholesale Farms.

M M Landscape and Lawn Inc. HC 80, Box 1100, Sage 870-368-5522 Landscaping and ornamental shrub retail. On-farm sales.

Matthews Sweet Potatoes 18 CR 377, Wynne 870-238-0244 Sweet potatoes available yearround. U-Pick Farms.

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We’ve Been Celebrating Arkansas Farming for 75 Years

This year, the Arkansas State Fair and Livestock Show celebrates its 75th anniversary. That means we’ve been showcasing and honoring Arkansas farming and its farm families for three-quarters of a century.

The fair’s heritage is directly tied to agriculture. Before there were ever carnival rides, concerts or rodeos at the fair there were agricultural exhibitions featuring Arkansas livestock, food products and homegrown produce.

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Meacham Meat Packing 1651 White Drive, Batesville 870-793-7541

Micmak Farms 69 Cedar Drive, Batesville 870-251-1688

USDA inspected meat-processing plant for beef, pork, sheep and goats. Custom butchering, wholesale and retail meat sales.

Wholesale Farms.

Hydroponic- controlled environment agriculture, specializing in green peas. On-farm sales.

Mel Poisso 151 Jackson Co. 632, Swifton 870-892-4972 Hybrid Bermuda hay available.

On-farm sales.

Melbourne Farmers Market Hwy. 69 E., Melbourne 870-368-7711 Produce from Melbourne-area growers. Farmers Markets.

Mountain Home Berry Farm 693 CR 57, Mountain Home 870-425-7028 Offers asparagus, strawberries, raspberries, blueberries, blackberries and sweet onions. Holds a fall festival with pumpkins, gourds, hayrides and a corn maze. Farmers Markets, Onfarm sales, U-Pick Farms.

April Muhammad 403 Church St. N., Wynne 870- 636-0990 Makes three different prewashed, pre-seasoned rice mixes

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Nine Oaks Quality Beef 1044 CR 762, Brookland 870-273-2733 All natural beef fed with special homemade grain mixture. Onfarm sales, Wholesale Farms.

Ozark Springs Nursery Inc. 304 Bomber Blvd., Mountain Home 870-425-3800 Specializes in landscape design and installation. Features many trees and shrubs grown on site.

Wholesale Farms.

Palm Source 4069 N. Airport Road, Marion 901-672-3541

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Offers perennials, palms and other landscaping plants.

Wholesale Farms.

Randolph County Farmers Market Hwy. 67 S., Pocahontas 870-892-3956

Peace Bee Farm 37 Peace Farm Road, Proctor 870-514-0105

Features plants, produce and prepared products from the Pocahontas area. Farmers Markets.

Offers USDA-named improved pecans in shell or cracked Oct. 1-Jan. 1. Pawnee and Osage pecans ready in October; Ballard, Stuart, Creek, Kanza, Mohawk available November-December. 7 a.m.-7 p.m. daily On-farm sales, Wholesale Farms.

Richard White 164 Crisco Road, McRae 501-454-3158

Scott ’s Produce 607 CR 333, Cherry Valley 870-588-4846

Antibiotic-, steroid- and hormone-free dry-aged beef. Onfarm sales.

Farm-fresh produce. Wholesale Farms.

Produces locally grown honey from cotton, soybean and other floral sources. Uses beeswax in the production of candles. Onfarm sales.

Peebles Farms U.S. Hwy. 64, Augusta 870-919- 6162 Wholesale and retail sales of watermelons, cantaloupe, sweet corn and purple hull peas. Offers a fall 20-acre corn maze, U-pick pumpkin patch and other gourds and squash. On-farm sales, UPick Farms, Wholesale Farms.

Piney Fork Berry Farm 163 Blueberry Lane, Evening Shade 870-368-5001

Seven Harvest 393 SFC 320, Forrest City 870-630-6161

Riley’s Orchard 3964 Hwy. 364, Cherry Valley 870-588-4335 Offering peaches, grapes and ap ples. Call ahead for availability and picking conditions. U-Pick Farms, On-farm sales.

Salter ’s Pecans 3166 CR 533, Greenway 870-529-3777

Nonprofit grows affordable vegetables, including kale, chard and lettuce, and offers classes in soil building and composting, hoop house construction, greenhouse management, food safety, farm and business planning, farm management and community farm training. On-farm sales, Wholesale Farms.

High bush blueberries available during season. Call ahead for availability. U-Pick Farms, Onfarm sales.

Piney Ridge Honey Farm 1800 CR 473, Piggott 870-544-2481 Honey from cotton, soybean and wildflowers available yearround. Local pollination services available. Beeswax available late fall. Wholesale Farms, On-farm sales.

Pumpkin Hollow 671 CR 336, Piggott 870-598-3568 Pumpkins available in season.

On-farm sales.

Pumpkin Patch Farms 1608 Hwy. 364, Cherry Valley 870-208-8060 U-pick pumpkins and on-farm sales in September and Octo ber. U-Pick Farms, Wholesale Farms, On-farm sales.

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Shoffner Farm Research 6355 Hwy. 17 S., Newport 870-744-8237 Rice, soybean and wheat seed in several varieties. Wholesale Farms.

Smitty’s U-Pick 693 CR 57, Mountain Home 870-425-7028 Pick-yourself strawberries, blueberries, and blackberries. Strawberries developed and patented in Arkansas. Call for availability.

On-farm sales, U-Pick Farms.

Spider ’s Web Daylily Garden 2926 Hwy. 150, Blytheville 877-257-4063 Over 1,000 varieties of daylilies available. Garden tours offered during season. Call for reservation. 9 a.m.-5 p.m. May 15-July 1 On-farm sales, Wholesale Farms.

Spring River Farmers Market 2 Tekakwitha Drive, Cherokee Village 870-847-6422 Indoor farmers market covering 4,000 square feet. Complimentary coffee and cold water offered.

Farmers Markets.

St. Francis County Farmers Association 2345 W. Broadway, Forrest City 870- 633-3659 Offers fertilizer, chemicals, seed, feed, lime spreading, custom hauling, fuel, tires, garden seed, tools and animal supplies. Three locations: Forrest City, Blackfish, Palestine. 7 a.m.-5 p.m. Mon.Fri., 7 a.m.-noon Sat. Wholesale Farms.

S u g a r C r e e k Fa r m s Hw y 41 2 E ., Ha rdy 870 - 856 - 4874 Grow s a nd of fer s for sa le a l f a l f a , orch a rd g ra s s , B er muda h ay, a spa ra g u s , Sw i s s ch a rd , be et s ,

Eng l i sh pea s , tom ato es , p ot ato es , pepper s , g re en bea n s a nd eg g pla nt . O f fer s roug h saw n lu mber i n oa k , wa l nut , s ycamore, ceda r a nd h ackber r y. U P ick Fa r m s , O n -f a r m sa le s .

Susan Tarpley 2360 Havenwood Road, Salem 870-371-1657 Raises cows and calves in Fulton County. Also offers free-range hens and produce from a large garden and orchard. On-farm sales.

Suviaz Nursery 803 Hwy. 167 N., Bald Knob 501-724-5399 Fresh fruits and vegetables in season including strawberries, blackberries, blueberries, squash, tomatoes, peaches, apples, muscadines and raspberries. 8 a.m.-6 p.m. Mon.- Sat. 1 p.m.-6 p.m. Sun. On-farm sales, Wholesale Farms.

Specializing in Farm Machinery Auctions for 34 Years Stovesand Auction Company has experienced continual growth and success in the machinery and equipment auction business due to our commitment to professionalism and to making our client’s auction experience the best it can be.

From the moment we contract with the seller, it is our goal to use our experience and marketing skills to obtain the maximum price possible for every piece of merchandise the client is selling. Let us put our nationwide mailing list to work for you.

View upcoming auctions at w w w. S t o v e s a n d A u c t i o n . c o m Doug Stovesand, Auctioneer

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Taylor Stuckey Inc. 10415 Stuckey Lane, Trumann 870-483-7625 Sells agricultural seeds, chemicals and fertilizers, specializing in cotton and grain. Wholesale Farms.

Our goal is to develop a sustainable food system that addresses the underlying causes of hunger and poor nutrition created by current industrialized food systems.

While working with schools, local initiatives and coalitions, we seek to educate the public on healthy eating habits, active lifestyles, and importance of social interaction and community engagement.

2400 Lakeview Road • North Little Rock www.nlrsd.org

Tom and Judy Riley 1943 Hwy. 64 W, El Paso 501-796 -2298 Hormone- and antibiotic-free grain and grass-fed beef. Onfarm sales.

Triple L Farms, Inc. 11161 Hwy. 70 W., Palestine 870-581-2790 Wholesale hay bales. Call for availability. On-farm sales, Wholesale Farms.

Williams Berry Farm 350 Harmontown Road, Batesville 870-793-2074 Blueberries and blackberries available June-July. Grape crush held July-August. Call ahead for booking. 7 a.m.- 6 p.m. Fri.-Mon. On-farm sales, U-Pick Farms.

Wing’s Quail 1055 CR 229, Gepp 870-488-5359 Pen-raised northern bobwhite for hunting, pen-raised broilers for eating. Call for availability.

On-farm sales.

Winters Park Herb Farm 525 Jamestown Road, Desha 870-251-1060 Hydroponic, pesticide-free herbs. Wholesale Farms.

Local Artisan Products • Fresh Local Produce Neighborhood Grocery • Catering Wine & Cocktail Tastings Available For Pickup: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner Daily Fresh Made Sandwiches • Rotisserie Meats

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Southwest Arkansas Farmers Markets, On-Farm Sales, Wholesale Farms, U-Pick Farms, Community Supported Agriculture (CSA), & Artisan Foods

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Amy ’s 527 Mcbee St., Ma lvern 501-467-3278 Full-ser v ice f lorist of fering A rka nsas-g row n f lowers a nd pla nts plus a va riet y of g if ts. 9 a.m.- 6 p.m. Mon.-Fri., 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Sat. Wholesa le Fa rms.

Arkansas Natural Produce 20627 Hw y. 84, Ma lvern 501-865-1331 Grows f resh vegetables a nd herbs yea r-round in g reenhouses.

Pesticide-f ree herbs a nd lett uce. Wholesa le Fa rms, On-fa rm sa les.

Blue Bayou Orchard 601 W. Hempstead St., Nashv ille 870 -845-2333 Peaches ava ilable, eit her pick yourself or buy by t he pound. Ca ll a head for ava ilabilit y. On-fa rm sa les, U-Pick Fa rms.

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Guests at the Hope Watermelon Festival

Clark Count y Farmers Market Caddo St., A rkadelphia Produce-only ma rket feat uring Cla rk Count y g rowers. 7 a.m.-1 p.m. Tue. a nd Fri. May - September. Fa rmers Ma rkets.

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Clay Bunn 4892 Luck y Pine Road, Dona ldson 501-580 -5331 Pure sorghum sy r up f rom A rka nsas g ra in. On-fa rm sa les, A r tisa n Foods.

Cur tis Farm 2990 Hw y. 79 S., Ca mden 870 -863- 6364

Hot Spring Count y Farmers Market 1415 Smit h St., Ma lvern 501-332-5267

Ma rket operated by Red Dir t Master Ga rdeners. Sells produce f rom w it hin 75 miles of t he ma rket. 7 a.m.-noon Tue., Thu., Sat. April- Oct. Fa rmers Ma rkets.

Fresh loca l produce, April-October Fa rmers Ma rkets.

Grannie’s Bloomers 107 E . 7t h St., A shdow n 870 -898-8515

Of fers peas, bea ns, corn a nd tomatoes. On-fa rm sa les.

Ga rden center a nd nurser y. Some pla nts ca n be g row n to order.

Wholesa le Fa rms, On-fa rm sa les.

Dale Thomas Farm 113 Thomas La ne, Dierks 870 -286 -3178

Hearnsberger ’s Farm Rt. 2 Box 206, Ha mpton 870 -798-3610

Of fers corn, pinto bea ns, purple hull peas, but ter bea ns, snap bea ns, tomatoes, potatoes, peppers, okra, squash, brow n crowder peas. On-fa rm sa les, UPick Fa rms.

Feat ures severa l va rieties of watermelons. Ca ll a head for ava ilabilit y. On-fa rm sa les.

Draper Show C at tle 3257 Tug well Road, Ma lvern 501-384-5581

Howard Count y Farmers Market Washing ton Street, Nashv ille 870 -557-2352 Produce g row n wit hin 50 miles of Nashv ille for sa le by g rowers.

Fa rmers Ma rkets.

J V Farms 5754 Syca more Drive, Bisma rck 501-865-2388 Of fers f ree-ra nge eggs, whole hog sausage, rabbits, past ure-ra ised la mb a nd seasona l produce. Onfa rm sa les, Wholesa le Fa rms.

Hill Farm 119 N. 20t h St., A rkadelphia 870 -246 -4136 Sells wheat straw a nd commercia l hay ba les. Wholesa le Fa rms, Onfa rm sa les.

Jamison Farm 195 Orcha rd Road, Nashv ille 870 -845-4827

Specia lizes in Black Ma in-A njou cat tle, bot h show cat tle a nd breeding ser v ices. On-fa rm sa les.

ACE Glass, a local family business that has been supporting local family farms since 1986.

Enoch’s Berr y Farm 32 Miller Count y 470, Fouke 870 - 653-2512 Blackberries a nd blueberries ava ilable for picking. U-Pick Fa rms, On-fa rm sa les.

Evergreen Acres Farm 272 Everg reen Road, Mount Ida 501- 617-2928

Project: Heifer International Team: Polk Stanley Wilcox Architects CDI Contractors ACE Glass

Ra ises vegetables, chickens for f resh eggs, a nd Nigeria n Dwa rf goats for f resh raw milk a nd for goat milk soap. Produces honey for sa le a nd use in beaut y products. A r tisa n Foods, Wholesa le Fa rms, On-fa rm sa les.

Farming Innovations 226 Polk Road 69, Mena 479-437-3409 Chemica l- a nd pesticide-f ree vegetables. On-fa rm sa les.

Gateway Farmers Market 3019 E . 9t h St., Texa rka na 870 -774-91713 arkansasfoodandfarm.com

Where The Quality is Clear 405 Shall Ave. Little Rock, AR 72202 Ph: 501.372.0595

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Third-generation peach fa rm.

Please ca ll a head to check stat us of f r uit for optimum qua lit y. Onfa rm sa les, U-Pick Fa rms.

JB Farms 31847 Hw y. 67, Ma lvern 501-337- 0710 Sells Tif ton 44 horse hay in round or squa re ba les. On-fa rm sa les, Wholesa le Fa rms.

Joey and Lou Jamison 195 Orcha rd Road, Nashv ille 870 -845-4827 Third-generation peach g rowers.

U-Pick Fa rms, On-fa rm sa les.

John Williams Farm 391 Lay fayet te CR . 314, Bradley 870 -894-3409 Horse-qua lit y Bermuda g rass ava ilable. Wholesa le Fa rms, Onfa rm sa les.

Jus tin Sweeney 112 W. Dunn St., Ha mpton 870 -310 -3583 Fa mily fa rm of fering cabbage, squash, zucchini, tomatoes, bell peppers, watermelon a nd ca nta loupe. On-fa rm sa les, U-Pick Fa rms.

Kaufman Seed 34 E . Ma in St., A shdow n 870 -898-3328 Seed vendor selling seeds for clover, r yeg rass, fescue, millets, Bermuda g rass, lespedeza a nd more. 8 a.m.-5 p.m. Mon.-Fri. Wholesa le Fa rms.

Liber t y Produce 4231 Ouachita 2, Loua nn 870 - 689-3588 Sells homeg row n tomatoes, squash, bell peppers, okra, ca ntaloupe a nd watermelons. On-fa rm sa les.

Mc Alpine Chris tmas Tree Farm 197 Christmas Tree La ne, Bisma rck 501-865-3731

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Sells Virg inia Pine Christmas t rees f rom Tha nksg iv ing t hrough Christ mas. On-fa rm sa les.

Meat Work s Butcher y 816 De Queen St., Mena 479-394-2900 Feat ures g rass-fed a nd f inished beef, la mb, goat, past ured pork a nd chickens, eggs, breads, vegetables, f r uits, specia lt y oils, sauces, honey a nd spices.

Classes, demonstrations, tra ining a nd semina rs on hea lt h-related, kitchen, cuisine a nd medicina l topics a lso of fered. 10 a.m.- 6 p.m. Tue-Fri; 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Sat. A r tisa n Foods, On-fa rm sa les, Wholesa le Fa rms.

Montgomer y Count y Farmers Market Cour t House Squa re, Mount Ida Produce a nd ba ked goods f rom Montgomer y Count y g rowers.

7 a.m.-noon, Mon., Wed., Fri.; April.-September Fa rmers Ma rkets.

Nashville Farmers Market 110 S. Washing ton St., Nashv ille 870 -557-2352 A loca l-g rowers-only ma rket in a n open-a ir pav ilion built by loca l volunteers wit h cer tif ied kitchen, sma ll demonstration orga nic ga rden, ga rdening workshops a nd cooking demonstrations t hroughout most of season. Fa rmers Ma rkets.

Old Dallas Ranch 3279 Polk 44, Mena 479-234- 0016 Specia lizes in g rass-fed, hormone-f ree, a ntibiotic-f ree beef, Texas Longhorn or longhorn crossed breeds. Ca ll a head for ava ilabilit y a nd deliver y options. On-fa rm sa les, Wholesa le Fa rms.

Old Time Farmers Market East 49t h Street, Texa rka na 870 -772-4558 Of fers produce g row n wit hin 75 miles of Texa rka na, including vegetables, f r uits a nd berries. Ot her of ferings include fa rm-f resh eggs, f resh g round

cornmea l, honey a nd f resh ba ked goods. The fa rmers ma rket is operated by t he Gateway Growers A ssociation of Texa rka na, Inc. 7 a.m.-noon Tue., Thu., Sat. Fa rmers Ma rkets.

Pennington Farms 10 Caddo Va lley Road, Glenwood 870 -356 -8606 Round hay ba les, mixed g rass.

On-fa rm sa les.

Pit tman Nurser y 700 Columbia Co. 61, Mag nolia 870 -234-1111 Conta iner-g row n nurser y stock, orna menta l, bedding pla nts, perennia ls, ha rdwoods, berries a nd f r uit trees. Cata log ava ilable.

7 a.m.-5 p.m. Mon.-Sat. On-fa rm sa les, Wholesa le Fa rms.

Polk Count y Farmers Market 211 De Queen St., Mena 479-394- 6018 Loca l crops, f r uits, honey, homemade breads, goat milk cheeses, loca l craf ts, ja ms a nd relishes. 7 a.m. until sold out (approximately 10 a.m.), Tue., Thu., Sat. May-October Fa rmers Ma rkets, A r tisa n Foods.

Wildacre Ranch 165 Polk Road 191, Mena 479-394-1668 Orga nic U-pick blueberries a nd raw honey. Ca ll for ava ilabilit y.

U-Pick Fa rms, On-fa rm sa les.

Youngblood Grass fed Farm 173 Polk Road 252, Gra nnis 870 -385-7302 Grass-fed fa rm ra ising A ng us cross beef, Kata hdin la mbs, black hogs, Spa nish cross goats, Jersey cows. Meat feat ured at MeatWorks Butcher y Online Ma rket, The Fold Restaura nt (Lit tle Rock), Good Ea r t h Nat ura l Foods (Hot Springs), t he Culina r y District (Hot Springs), Pa rk Isla nd Ma rket (Hot Springs), Flour Child Fine Foods (Texa rka na) a nd Olde Fashioned Foods (For t Smit h). On-fa rm sa les, Wholesa le Fa rms.

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A&B Berry Farm 2929 Hwy. 190 S., Prattsville 870-699-4792 Pick your own blueberries during season. U-Pick Farms.

Arkansas County Farmers Market 1009 Liberty Drive, DeWitt 870-946-3231 Produce and prepared foods all made within Arkansas County. Farmers Markets.

Arkansas Culinary Herbs 1413 Stowe Road, White Hall 870-247-1205 Specializes in culinary herbs including dill, basil, cilantro, rosemary, thyme and chives. Wholesale Farms, Onfarm sales, U-Pick Farms.

Ashley County Farmers Market U.S. Hwy. 82, Crossett Area produce from Ashley County growers. Informal market; no set times.

Farmers Markets.

Atkins Farms 253 Atkins Lane, Eudora 870-355-2211 Offers u-pick blueberries and blackberries during season. Also offers squash, cucumbers, eggplant, peppers, tomatoes, corn, string beans, butter beans, pink-eyed peas, zucchini, and okra. U-

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Pick Farms, On-farm sales, Wholesale Farms.

Black Forest Nursery 2018 S. Main St., Stuttgart 870-673-2242 Wholesale grower of trees and shrubs for landscaping. Wholesale Farms.

Branch Family Produce 586 Hwy. 35 N., Dermott 870-538-3775 Offers okra, peas, watermelons and pumpkins. June-Oct. On-farm sales, U-Pick Farms.

Chase Cox 122 Bradley 370, Warren 903-330-2547 Family-owned farm offering watermelons, tomatoes, peppers, squash and cantaloupe. On-farm sales.

Christopher Doolittle 2205 N. University Drive, Pine Bluff 870-413-0406

Weston Esau 21367 State Hwy. 54 E., Dumas 870-818-3237 Offers watermelons during season. Onfarm sales, Wholesale Farms.

Flower Haven Nursery 84 Dillion Lane, DeWitt 870-946-2946 Offers vegetables, bedding plants and hanging baskets. Wholesale Farms.

Forrest Farm 134 Jose Chapel Cut Off Road, Monticello 870-367-9426 Blueberries, red and yellow plums, and produce including okra, tomatoes and peas during season. Call ahead for appointment. On-farm sales, U-Pick Farms.

Gillett Natural Soaps 307 W. 4th St., Stuttgart 870-830-6567

Offers purple hull peas in season.

Wholesale Farms.

Offers natural handmade, cold processed soy soap. Artisan Foods, Farmers Markets.

D.I. Spence Farms 1399 Roy Newton Road, Des Arc 501-941-1447

Grand Prairie Seed Co. South Jefferson Street, DeWitt 870-946-4406

Sells summer squash, winter squash, zucchini, cantaloupe, watermelon, tomatoes, bell peppers and sweet corn.

On-farm sales.

Offers rice, soybeans, wheat, oats and lespedeza on a wholesale and retail basis. Processes and markets FFR and Delta Grow brands of soybeans and wheat. Also offers arkansasfoodandfarm.com

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custom cleaning, rice drying and seed treatment, as well as other seeds for planting.

On-farm sales, Wholesale Farms.

Hornbeck Seed Co. 210 Drier Road, DeWitt 870-946-2087

sweet corn, beans, peas, cucumbers, squash, peppers, potatoes and flowers.

On-farm sales, Wholesale Farms.

Hardin Farms U.S. Hwy. 65 S., Grady 501-231-0094

Wholesale and retail field crop seed company. Seeds available include rice, soybeans and wheat, including conventional and Round-up ready soybeans.

Wholesale Farms.

Laughing Stock Farm 7621 Hwy. 46 N., Sheridan 870-866-3753

Sells squash, melons, peppers, peas, beans, blackberries, corn, tomatoes, potatoes, pecans, and wheat. Also raises goats. Farmers Markets, On-farm sales, Wholesale Farms.

Harry Saul Minnow Farm Inc. 7689 Hwy. 70 E., DeVall’s Bluff 870-998-2585 Raises minnows for wholesale bait distribution. Minnows are farm-raised and certified by the Arkansas State Plant Board to be free of disease and aquatic nuisance species. On-farm sales, Wholesale Farms.

Helena Farmers Market Walnut and Rightor Streets, Helena 870-816-4088 Local produce, baked goods, arts and crafts. Farmers Markets.

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Jim A. Hall 251 U.S. Hwy. 425 N., Monticello 870-723-3724 Fifth-generation farm growing heirloom watermelons. On-farm sales.

Joe Willis 10920 Hwy. 63, Rison 870-357-2302 Tomatoes, peaches, squash, okra, cucumbers, cantaloupe, watermelon.

Farmers Markets.

Josh Hardin 1 Disaster Ridge Road, Grady 870-866-3753 Grows more than 25 crops throughout the year including melons, cantaloupe,

Certified organic fruit, vegetable and transplant operation. Offers potatoes, ginger, turmeric, tomatoes, herbs, garlic, flowers, beets, onions, lemongrass and other crops. Wholesale Farms.

Mitch Clark Apiaries 466 Oakland Ave., Helena 870-338-6120 Apiary specializing in honey and pollination services nationwide. Also raises queen cells, which are available for purchase Feb. 15-May 1. On-farm sales, Wholesale Farms.

Pine Bluff Farmers Market Saracen Landing, Martha Mitchell Expressway, Pine Bluff Produce and crafts from Jefferson County. WIC participant. 6 a.m-1 p.m.

Tue., Thu., Sat. Farmers Markets.

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Richard Tanner 3820 U.S. Hwy. 63 S., Rison 501-773-3891

Saul Fish Farm 8343 Hwy. 11 N., Des Arc 870-256-4161

Specializes in fruits, vegetables, eggs and cut flowers. Produce offered includes blueberries, blackberries, peaches, plums, watermelon, cantaloupe, sweet corn, peppers, tomatoes, Swiss chard, kale, kohlrabi, okra, cucumbers and squash. On-farm sales, U-Pick Farms, Wholesale Farms.

Wholesale shiners, fathead minnows and other fish bait. Wholesale Farms.

Rickey Bone 484 Floyd Brown Drive, Fargo 501-223-8427 Fresh produce including squash, okra, purple hull peas, melons, cantaloupes, tomatoes, eggplant, lettuce, celery, onions, bell peppers and pumpkins. Onfarm sales, Wholesale Farms.

Santa’s Little Forest Hwy. 79, Altheimer 870-672-9980 Christmas trees, pre-cut or cut your own. Noon-5 p.m. daily seasonally. Onfarm sales, U-Pick Farms.

Stowe Market Garden and Nursery 1305 Stowe Road, White Hall 870-247-1205

Offers peas, okra and greens in season.

Sells lamb, pork, beef year-round. Onfarm sales, U-Pick Farms, Wholesale Farms.

Triple M Farms of Ashley County 2383 Hwy. 189 N., Hamburg 870-853-9285

Offers flowers, herbs and produce. Onfarm sales.

Sells wholesale and retail U-pick tomatoes, peppers, watermelon, pumpkins and cantaloupe. On-farm sales, Wholesale Farms, U-Pick Farms.

Sunrise Fisheries 2447 N. Lakeshore Drive, Lake Village 870-265-1205

Triple R Farms 1370 Hwy. 35 N., Rison 870-325-6689

Lake Village fishery. On-farm sales.

Raises and breeds Black Angus cattle.

Offers breeding services and cattle for sale. On-farm sales, Wholesale Farms.

Townley Tomato Farm 298 Ashley Road 13, Crossett 870-304-7495 Family owned and operated tomato farm. On-farm sales, Wholesale Farms.

Triple D Farms 516 Holly St., McGehee 870-501-1199

Webb Tomato Farm 270 Connie Veasey Road, Monticello 870-367-9396 Arkansas tomatoes including Bradleys, Pink Girls and Mountain Springs. Also grows cucumbers, squash, peppers, cantaloupe and watermelons. June-July. On-farm sales, Wholesale Farms, U-Pick Farms.

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Sowing the Seeds of Change in Arkansas

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eifer International has expanded— to our home state. Along with the Farm and Food Innovation Center, Heifer is growing a network of Deltabased and central Arkansas farmers interested in starting or already pursuing small-scale, sustainably produced agriculture.

The work will connect farmers with local food markets to increase their incomes and ultimately provide them sustainable livings. What this means for

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you is more access to better, fresher and more nutritious foods. Buying local: it’s a win-win for you, the farmers and the state’s economy.

For more information on our home-grown initiative visit: Heifer.org/usa

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Produce from Terry’s Finer Foods in Little Rock.

An indicates Arkansas Grown members. Don’t see your favorite grocer who sells local foods? Have them contact Rebekah Hardin at rebekahhardin@arktimes. com and encourage them to register at ArkansasGrown. com. It’s free and easy.

Allen’s Food Market Grocery store that specializes in organic, locally and regionally produced items. Producers, contact Steve Morrow at steve@allensfoods.arcoxmail.com or number below.

60 Sugar Creek Center, Bella Vista.

479-876-6190. facebook.com/allensfoods.

Arkansas Local Food Network Year-round online farmer’s market. To apply to sell your products, email littlerockfoodclub@gmail. com.

509 Scott St., Little Rock. 501-2912769 littlerock.locallygrown.net.

BJ’s Plants and Produce Sells plants and wide variety of produce. Producers, contact Dede Chapman or Theresa Kyzer, at 501-835-3004 or Dede.Chapman@ gmail.com.

113 Country Club, Sherwood. 501835-3004. bjsplantsandproduce. com.

Brookshire’s Food & Pharmacy Full-service grocery in variety of locations in southern Arkansas. brookshires.com.

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City Market Grocery store with locations on 12th Street and Colonel Glenn in Little Rock and in Rose City in North Little Rock.

Citymarketfoodstore.com.

Culinary District Offers kitchen supplies, gourmet ingredients and a large selection of local meats and prepared products.

510 Ouachita Ave., Hot Springs. 501624-2665. culinarydistrict.com.

Edward’s Food Giant Grocery store with locations in Little Rock, Bryant, Forrest City, Harrisburg and Marianna. Producers, contact Jeff Nosbisch 501-850-6338 for produce or Bob Childers at 870-295-1000 for meat. edwardsfoodgiant.com.

Fresh Market Specialty grocery with locations in Little Rock and Rogers. Producers, contact store manager Neal Augustine at 501-225-7700. thefreshmarket.com.

Good Earth Natural Food Offers fresh organic local produce, packaged organic foods, earth-friendly home and personal care products and a huge variety of nutritional supplements.

Hillcrest Artisan Meats A butcher shop that uses only locally and regionally raised meats. Also, it carries local artisan products and a small amount of produce. Ask for owners Brandon or Tara Brown, producers.

2807 Kavanaugh Blvd. Suite B., Little Rock. 501-671-6328. facebook.com/ HillcrestArtisanMeats.

Hogg’s Meat Market Butcher shop and catering business in operation since 1961. Processes wild game. 501-758-7700. 4520 Camp Robinson Road, North Little Rock.

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K. Hall and Sons Neighborhood grocery that sells burgers, fried foods to go. Strong selection of foods from Louisiana.

1900 Wright Ave., Little Rock. 501-3721513 Kroger National grocery store with some 50 locations in Arkansas. Producers will likely have the best luck contacting produce managers at their local stores.

If not, try Joe Bell, head of marketing for the store’s Delta division, at 901-765-4315 or Joe.Bell@kroger.com. kroger.com.

3955 Central Ave., Hot Springs. 855293-2784. goodearthvitamin.com

Olde Fashioned Foods Offers local organic foods, herbs, alternative medicine and health products.

Harps Foods Regional, employee-owned grocery store with dozens of locations in Arkansas.

8434 Phoenix Ave., Fort Smith. 479649-8200.

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Ozark Natural Foods Natural foods co-op owned by a community of more than 10,000 investors. Producers, contact produce arkansasfoodandfarm.com

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manager Pauline Thiessen at 479521-7558 or pauline@onf.coop.

1554 N. College Ave., Fayetteville. 479521-7558. Ozarknaturalfoods.com.

Stratton’s Market A small grocery and liquor store attached to Dugan’s Pub in the River Market with a nice selection of local produce, meats, cheeses and bread. To-go lunch and breakfast items, too. Producers, contact Don Dugan at the number below or at mail@duganspublr.com.

405 E. Third St., Little Rock. 501-2440542. duganspublr.com.

Terry’s Finer Foods Gourmet neighborhood grocery. Producers, contact store manager.

5018 Kavanaugh Blvd., Little Rock.

501-663-4154.

Walmart The international discount chain has sold Arkansas produce in its stores for 20 years. It’s not currently accepting additional Arkansas farmers.

Walmart.com.

WellSpring Nutrition Offers health and beauty products, local food and artisan products.

116 N. Broadway, Siloam Springs. 866757-8627.

Whole Foods National chain with location in Little Rock. Producers, contact Calvin Burnett, associate store team leader, at 501-3122326 and calvin.burnett@wholefoods. com.

10700 N. Rodney Parham, Little Rock.

501-221-2331. Wholefoodsmarket.com. arkansasfoodandfarm.com

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What’s listed below are just a sampling of the many nonprofits devoted to local-food-and-farmrelated projects. Know of one we should include? Contact Rebekah Hardin at rebekahhardin@ arktimes.com.

Apple Seeds Partners with schools and community organizations to establish activities that serve students and their families, such as gardening clubs, school garden education, farm field trips, student-run farmers markets and healthy snack classes. appleseedsnwa.org.

Arkansas Garden Corps Promotes school and community gardens to provide nutrition education and reduce childhood obesity. AmeriCorps members provide labor. With more than a dozen service sites. arkansasgardencorps.com.

Arkansas Gleaning Project The Arkansas Hunger Relief Alliance’s effort to source surplus locally grown food. 1400 W. Markham St., Little Rock.

501-399-9999. arhungeralliance.org.

Delta Garden Study A $2 million research study, funded by the USDA’s Agriculture Research Service, designed to prevent childhood obesity and improve academic achievement in middle school children in Central Arkansas and the Delta. Provides middle schools with a one-acre garden and greenhouse and access to healthy foods. arteengarden.com.

Dunbar Garden A two-acre outdoor classroom adjacent to Dunbar Middle School and Gibbs Elementary in Little Rock. Supplies produce to local schools and local restau-

rants and sells at area farmers markets.

1800 S. Chester St., Little Rock. dunbargarden.org.

The Farm and Innovation Center Works with kids and the local community at the St. Joseph Center of Arkansas in North Little Rock and the center’s St. Joseph Farm, a small-scale sustainable farm. 6800 Camp Robinson Road, North Little Rock. sjcark.org.

Feed Communities Works with individuals, organizations, schools, universities, government agencies and foundations to create sustainable partnerships for increasing access to healthy foods and improving healthy food choices. Feed Fayetteville is organization’s pilot project. feedcommunities. com.

Food Corps Promotes sustainable community development, local food and farmer education projects in Northwest Arkansas. foodcorps.org/where-we-work/Arkansas.

Heifer International: Seeds of Change A campaign to end poverty in the Arkansas Delta and Appalachia by promoting locally produced food. Donate or learn more at heifer.org.

Ozark Slow Food An organization devoted to promoting healthy foods and the relationship between consumers and sustainable farming. Fayetteville. ozarkslowfood.org.

The People Tree Works with Vestal Urban Farming Project in North Little Rock. Also working to develop the Arkansas Food Resource Co-Op and regional and seasonal food guides for Central Arkansas growers. thepeopletree.us.

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Little Rock’s Stone’s Throw Brewing started its small brewery and taproom thanks to the support of crowdfunders, who pledged $23,000.

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Don’t see your favorite brewery, winery or distillery listed? Have them contact Rebekah Hardin at rebekahhardin@arktimes. com and encourage them to register at ArkansasGrown.com. It’s free and easy.

Central Arkansas Diamond Bear Brewing 323 Cross St., Little Rock diamondbear.com 501-708-2739 Little Rock’s oldest craft brewery serves a winning lineup of Pale Ale, Irish Red, Honey Weiss along with Presidential IPA, Southern Blonde and Rocktoberfest. Founded by Russ Melton. Moving to 600 N. Broadway in North Little Rock at some point.

Flyway Brewing Company 700 E. 9th Street, Little Rock flywaybrewing.blogspot.com 501-920-9291 Small production brewery located in downtown Little Rock. Specialty ales are made by hand in small batches and are available at South on Main and other rotating taps in restaurants 68 Food & Farm

and tap rooms around Central Arkansas. Uses locally sourced and fresh ingredients in every batch.

Stone’s Throw Brewing specializes in Belgian-style beers, on tap at its taproom on Ninth and Rock.

Refined Ale 2221 Cedar St. 501-280-0556

Vino’s 923 W. 7th St., Little Rock vinosbrewpub.com 501-375-8466

Refined Ale Brewery started in 2010

by Windell Gray as a one-man operation in a former hair salon at Cedar and 23rd streets. Now distributes bottled beers — including Refined Ale Golden Light and Refined Ale Malt — all over Central Arkansas. Sold at area grocery and liquor stores.

Rock Town Distillery 1216 E. Sixth St., Little Rock arkansaslightning.com 501-907-5244 Local distiller of whiskey, gin and rum that utilizes Arkansas grains whenever possible in its lineup of spirits.

Stone’s Throw Brewing 402 E. Ninth St., Little Rock stonesthrowbeer.com 501-244-9154

Little Rock’s oldest brewpub hosts a small brewery that collaborates extensively with Dunbar Community Garden Project, a local educational garden. Incorporates many locally grown ingredients in brews including hops, peppers, herbs and fruits.

Boscos Restaurant & Brewery Co. 500 President Clinton Ave., Little Rock boscosbeer.com 501-907-1881 A River Market brewpub that offers its beers for sale to-go in growlers.

Northwest Arkansas Chateau Aux Arc Vineyards Winery 8045 Champagne Drive, Altus 479-468-4400

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Eclectic Southern cuisine in the heart of downtown Fayetteville

Inside The Chancellor Hotel 70 N. East Avenue 479-442-1515 www.hotelchancellor.com

Join us for Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner every day of the week DeVour Hour 4-6 PM Monday-Friday Brunch 10 AM – 3 PM Sunday

plan your next conference, meeting or retreat at the winthrop rockefeller institute. call 501-727-5435 today to check availability. visit us at rockefellerinstitute.org

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brewers, wineries, and distilleries

One of the largest and oldest Chardonnay vineyards in the South. Features a tasting room with a variety of award-winning wines. Offers grapevine cuttings and grapes for sale.

Core Brewing and Distilling Co. 2470 Lowell Road, Springdale corebeer.com 479-879-2469 The winner of the Fayetteville Foam Fest and a stop on the Fayetteville Ale Trail, Core crafts several brews, including ESB, Kölsch, Oatmeal Stout, Black IPA, Premium Pale Ale and specialty brews like Pumpkin Pie Lager and Imperial Chocolate Stout. It began distilling liquor in spring 2014.

Gravity Brew Works 11512 Hwy. 14 E., Big Flat gravitybrewworks.com 870-448-2077 Small locally owned small-batch brewery owned and run by former Vino’s brewmaster Bill Riffle and Tony Guinn.

Fossil Cove 1946 N. Birch St., Fayetteville 4-10 p.m. Tue.-Thu., 4-11 p.m. Fri., 2-11 p.m. Sat., 2-10 p.m. Sun. fossilcovebrewing.com 479-445-6050 Fossil Cove’s beers, among them La Brea Brown, Paleo Ale and Black EPA, are available at several local restaurants, in growlers at liquor stores and on tap at its tasting room.

Hog Haus Brewing Company 430 W. Dickson St., Fayetteville hoghaus.com 479-521-2739 Longtime brewpub that offers a wide selection of beer brewed on-site.

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Manufacturing brewery producing handcrafted beers.

Post Familie Vineyards 1700 St. Mary’s Mountain Road, Altus 479-468-2741 Fresh grapes are available in season, August-October. Grape juice and wine available year-round on-site and retail statewide.

Saddlebock Brewery 18244 Habberton Road, Springdale saddlebock.com 479-419-9969 A production brewery that makes, among others, a Dirty Blonde, a Pale Ale, a Chocolate Stout, an Amber Lager, a Hefeweizen, an Arkansas Farmhouse and a Fayettechill Farmhouse.

Open for tours.

The Tanglewood Branch Beer Co. 1431 S. School Ave., Fayetteville tanglewoodbranch.com 479-856-6500 Brewpub that opened in 2011 Tiny Tim’s Pizza and West Mountain Brewing Co. 21 W. Mountain, Fayetteville facebook.com/tinytimspizza 479-521-5551

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What’s listed below is just a sampling of the many restaurants who use local meats, produce and other products. Know of one we should include? Contact Rebekah Hardin at rebekahhardin@arktimes.com and encourage them to register at ArkansasGrown.com. It’s free and easy.

Brewpub with wide selection of beer and pizza on Fayetteville square.

Wiederkehr Wine Cellars Inc. 3324 Swiss Family Drive, Wiederkehr Village 479-468-9463

Little Rock 1620 Savoy 1620 Market St., Little Rock 501-221-1620

Classic Swiss-style winery with tasting room, restaurant and shop. Tours daily, wine sales every day except Sunday, lunch and dinner daily.

Fine dining in a swank space. The scallops are especially nice.

Keels Creek Winery 3185 E. Van Buren, Eureka Springs 479-253-9463

Acadia 3000 Kavanaugh Blvd., Little Rock 501-603-9630

Vineyard produces 14 wines from local grapes.

A jewel of a restaurant in Hillcrest.

Unbelievable fixed-price, three-course dinners on Mondays and Tuesday, but food is certainly worth full price.

Ozark Beer Company 1700 S. First St., Rogers ozarkbeercompany.com 479-636-2337

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Core Brewing and Distilling Co. at the 2013 Craft Beer Festival in Little Rock.

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Serving fresh pastries, omelets, soups, salads, sandwiches and pizzas. Located inside Heifer Village.

Capers 14502 Cantrell Road, Little Rock 501-868-7600 It’s never been better, with as good a wine list as any in the area, and a menu that covers a lot of ground­—seafood, steaks, pasta—and does it all well.

Capital Bar and Grill 111 Markham St., Little Rock 501-374-7474

It’s always busy at The Root Cafe, a Little Rock restaurant whose mission is to “build community through local food.”

Virtually all of its menu is made of local ingredients.

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Best Impressions 501 E. Ninth St., Little Rock 501-907-5946 The menu combines Asian, Italian and French sensibilities in soups, salads and meaty fare. A departure from the tearoom of yore.

Big Orange: Burgers Salads Shakes 17809 Chenal Parkway, Little Rock 501-821-1515 207 N. University Ave., Little Rock 501-379-8715 Sources bread for its buns from Arkansas Fresh Bakery in Benton, and strives to buy local produce for its signature salads during season. An additional collaboration with Little Rock’s Loblolly Creamery has seen special locally made sodas appearing on the menu.

Boulevard Bake House 1417 Main St., Little Rock 501-375-5100

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4301 W. Markham St., Little Rock 501-526-6661 1920 N. Grant St., Little Rock 501-663-5951 400 President Clinton Ave., Little Rock 501-374-1232 The bakery’s goods are found on many of Central Arkansas’s menus, while the in-house sandwiches and salads feature local produce during season.

Brave New Restaurant 2300 Cottondale Lane, Little Rock 501-663-2677 Chef/owner Peter Brave was doing “farm to table” before most of us knew the term.

His focus is on fresh, high-quality ingredients prepared elegantly but simply.

Cache Restaurant 425 President Clinton Ave., Little Rock 501-850-0265 Upscale River Market eatery that seeks to balance high-end dining with sustainable food sourcing and a commitment to local growers.

Big hearty sandwiches, daily lunch specials and fine evening dining all rolled up into one at this landing spot downtown. Surprisingly inexpensive with a great bar staff and a good selection of unique desserts.

Cheers in the Heights 2010 N. Van Buren, Little Rock 501-663-5937 While it doesn’t make a point of trumpeting the fact, the classic Heights eatery is one of the largest purchasers of local produce from the likes of Laughing Stock Farm for use in its salads and other dishes.

Ciao Baci 605 N. Beechwood St., Little Rock 501-603-0238 The focus is on fine dining in this casually elegant Hillcrest bungalow, though excellent tapas are out of this world. The tree-shaded, light-strung deck is a popular destination.

Copper Grill 300 E. 3rd St., Little Rock 501-375-3333 Comfort food, burgers and more sophisticated fare at this River Marketarea hotspot.

The Fold Botanas Bar 3501 Old Cantrell Road, Little Rock 501-916-9706 Gourmet tacos and botanas, or small plates. Try the cholula pescada taco.

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Forty Two 1200 President Clinton Ave., Little Rock 501-537-0042 The Clinton Presidential Center’s restaurant has a Sunday buffet brunch that pushes all the right buttons in the style of a grand hotel, and it’s a solid choice for weekday lunch as well.

Features entrees and sandwiches from around the world.

With an in-house coffee roaster, the West Little Rock cafe offers some of the best locally roasted beans around.

Hillcrest Artisan Meats 2807 Kavanaugh Blvd. Suite B, Little Rock 501-671-6328 A fancy charcuterie and butcher shop with excellent daily soup and sandwich specials. Limited seating is available.

of classic dishes. The menu stays relatively true to his Czechoslovakian roots, but there’s plenty of choices to suit all tastes.

Red Door 3701 Old Cantrell Road, Little Rock 501-666-8482 Fresh seafood, steaks, chops and sandwiches from restaurateur Mark Abernathy. Smart wine list.

Garden Square Café & Grocery River Market, Little Rock 244-9964 or 244-2622

Loca Luna 3519 Old Cantrell Road, Little Rock 501-663-4666

The Root Café 1500 S. Main St., Little Rock 501-414-0423

Vegetarian soups, sandwiches and wraps just like those to be had across the street at 4Square Café and Gifts, plus a small grocery store. 4Square does unique and delicious wraps with such ingredients as shiitake mushrooms and the servings are ample. A small grocery accompanies the River Market café.

Grilled meats, seafood and pasta dishes that never stray far from country roots, whether Italian, Spanish or Arkie. “Gourmet plate lunches” are good, as is Sunday brunch.

Homey, local foods-focused café. With tasty burgers, homemade bratwurst, banh mi and a number of vegan and veggie options. Breakfast and Sunday brunch, too.

Local Lime 17815 Chenal Parkway, Little Rock 501-448-2226

South on Main 1304 Main St., Little Rock 501-244-9660

Guillermo’s Gourmet Coffee 10700 Rodney Parham Road, Little Rock 501-228-4448

Tasty gourmet Mex from the folks who brought you Big Orange and ZaZa.

Fine, innovative takes on Southern fare in a casual, but well-appointed setting.

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Mylo Coffee Co. 2715 Kavanaugh Blvd., Little Rock 501-747-1880 Uses a wide variety of Arkansas products including flour from War Eagle Mill, seasonal produce from various Central Arkansas growers, and ice cream from Loblolly Creamery.

Natchez Restaurant 323 Center St., Little Rock 501-372-1167 Smart, elegant takes on Southern classics.

Pancetta Regional Kitchen 3 Statehouse Plaza, Little Rock 501-399-8000 Upscale Italian food sourced partially by local growers.

Open Kitchen • Wine cellar • Full Bar HHHHH – Arkansas Times

Dinner : Mon-Sat 5pM reServationS recoMMenDeD 425 Main St • N Little Rock 376.3463 425 Main St. • north little rock 5th & Mainwww.capeo.us • argenta historic District Open Kitchen • Wine cellar Full Bar Dinner Mon-Sat 5 p.m. reservations not required.

(501) 376-3463 www.capeo.us

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The Pantry 11401 Rodney Parham Road, Little Rock 501-353-1875 Owner and self-proclaimed “food evangelist” Tomas Bohm does things the right way­—buying local, making almost everything from scratch and focusing on simple preparations

Table 28 1501 Merrill Drive, Little Rock 224-2828 Excellent fine dining with lots of creative flourishes. Branch out and try the Crispy Squid Filet and Quail Bird Lollipops.

The Restaurant at Terry’s Finer Foods 5018 Kavanaugh Blvd., Little Rock 501-663-4152 A true French-style bistro replete with imported tables and chairs. The menu features many of the country’s classics from roast chicken to duck confit and assorted cheeses for dessert. Lunch is more affordable, with great choices from top to bottom, from salads and soups to sandwiches and reasonably priced entrees.

Trio’s 8201 Cantrell Road Suite 100, Little Rock 501-221-3330 Fresh, creative and satisfying lunches; even better at night, when the chefs take flight. Best array of fresh desserts in town. arkansasfoodandfarm.com

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White Water Tavern 2500 W. 7th St., Little Rock 501-375-8400 Excellent, locally sourced bar food.

ZaZa 5600 Kavanaugh Blvd., Little Rock 501-661-9292 1050 Ellis Ave., Conway 501-336-9292 Here’s where you get wood-fired pizza with gorgeous blistered crusts and a light topping of choice and tempting ingredients, great gelato in a multitude of flavors, call-your-own ingredient salads and other treats.

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E’s Bistro 3812 JFK Boulevard, North Little Rock 501-771-6900 Despite the name, think tearoom rather than bistro ­— there’s no wine, for one thing, and there is tea. But there’s nothing tearoomy about the portions here. Try the heaping grilled salmon BLT on a buttery croissant.

Ristorante Capeo 425 Main St., North Little Rock 501-376-3463 Authentic cooking from the boot of Italy is the draw at this cozy, brickwalled restaurant on a reviving North Little Rock’s Main Street. Familiar pasta dishes will comfort most diners, but let the chef, who works in an open kitchen, entertain you with some more exotic stuff, too, like crispy veal sweetbreads. They make their own mozzarella fresh daily.

Belle Arti Ristorante 719 Central Ave., Hot Springs 501-624-7474

Ambitious menu of lavish delights in a film-noir setting; excellent desserts.

Green Cart Deli Simon Park, Conway 501-908-1656 Self-billed as “The World’s First Biocompostable Solar-Powered Gourmet Food Cart,” this hot dog stand serves arkansasfoodandfarm.com

Hardin Farms and Market Too 15235 Hwy. 165, Scott 501-961-1100 Being associated with Hardin Farms in Grady allows this home-cooking and barbecue restaurant great access to fresh-grown produce and farmraised meats.

Nom Noms Mexican Grill-N-Chill 3371 Central Ave., Hot Springs 501-623-8588 More than 50 flavors of delicious ice cream, with many exotic options (Avocado Cream, Tamarind Sorbet). Plus, excellent fresh and authentic Mexican fare. 11 a.m.-10 p.m. Sun.-Thu.; 11 a.m.11 p.m. Fri.-Sat.

A locally owned and operated chain of Fayetteville-area coffeeshops featuring hot coffee and chai, sweet pastries, sandwiches and live performances by area musicians.

BHK Kafe 1 E. Center St., Fayetteville 479-587-9500 Chef David Lewis uses locally sourced (including from his own kitchen garden), gluten-free and organic ingredients to make sandwiches, salads and desserts. Wine and cheese tastings.

Boardwalk Café 215 E. Court St., Jasper 870-446-5900 Specializes in organic food, made from locally grown and raised ingredients.

Adjacent to the Arkansas House resort.

Park Island Market and Café 250 Park Ave., Hot Springs 501-246-7209

Bordinos 310 W. Dickson St., Fayetteville 479-527-6795

Offers sandwiches, salads, burgers, soups and local fruit.

Exquisite Italian food, great wines and great service in a boisterous setting.

Now serving Nova Scotia mussels.

Northwest Arkansas 28 Springs 100 E. University, Siloam Springs 479-524-2828

Inn at the Mill’s Chef Miles James’ new restaurant features seasonal menu, locally sourced food, craft beers, hand-mixed cocktails.

Arsaga’s Fayetteville Coffee Roasters 1852 N. Crossover Road, Fayetteville 479-527-0690

Caribe Restaurant & Cantina 309 W. Van Buren St., Eureka Springs 479-253-8102 Owner K.J. Zumwalt closely guards his secret recipes for sauces and salsas at this unique Caribbean restaurant.

It’s safe to say it’s the only place in town where you can get jalapeno pie and a Mexican soda.

Common Grounds 412 W. Dickson St., Fayetteville 479-442-3515

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All-day dining on Dickson Street with a broad selection of eats, including breakfast late in the day on the weekend and great coffee anytime. Probably the largest coffee drink menu in Northwest Arkansas.

Eleven Crystal Bridges Museum of Modern Art, Bentonville 479-636-1240 A reasonably priced, modern take on traditional southern dishes. Try the shrimp and grits.

The Farmer’s Table Café 1079 S. School Ave., 479-966-4125 With a name like “farmer’s table,” one could expect local food on the menu, and the Fayetteville eatery does not disappoint, offering as much as 95 percent local food in every dish.

Fresh 179 N. Main St., Eureka Springs 479-253-9300 Farm-to-table full-service restaurant and market serves homemade breads and pastries, cured meats, gourmet cheeses, salads, homemade pasta and more, dine-in or take-out.

The Garden Bistro 119 N. Main St., Eureka Springs 479-253-1281 Farm-to-table bistro featuring fresh vegetables and herbs from local producers. Seasonal menu featuring meats and produce available from the area.

The Green Bean 5208 Village Parkway, Suite 11, Rogers 479-464-8355 | 479-381-2055

Organic, often local, luncheon fare; also at the Rogers Farmers Market on Saturdays.

Lean Green Gourmet 908 E. Rolling Hills Drive, Fayetteville 479-443-2327

Greenhouse Grill 481 S. School Ave., Fayetteville 479-444-8909

Organic, whole-foods vegetarian menu, dine-in or takeout.

Menu created with local and organic products when possible, including herbs grown by the restaurant.

Among the offerings: “Sweden Creek Farm Organic Shiitake Mushroom Fries,” “Kale & Carrot Summer Rolls,” “Roasted Fennel and Apple Salad,” “Cage Free Chicken & Apricot Marsala.” Live music on occasion.

Local Flavor Café 71 S. Main St., Eureka Springs 479-253-9522 This popular café along Eureka Springs’ Main Street features ecclectic and fresh entrees and sandwiches throughout the day, a flavorful breakfast selection and the best creme brulee in Arkansas.

Hammontree’s 326 N. West Ave., Fayetteville 479-521-1669

Ozark Natural Foods Café 1554 N. College Ave., Fayetteville 479-521-7558

Though cheese comes from global sources, most of the menu is local: produce when available, meats and locally roasted coffee.

Small café housed in Ozark Natural Foods grocery store offers locally roasted coffee, muffins and scones for breakfast, salads and sandwiches, hot bar, vegan dishes, bakery items, local meats and produce when possible.

The Hive 200 N.E. A St., Bentonville 479-286-6575 The chef describes the menu as “High South,” with offerings like pimento cheese, “Arkansas Trail Mix” of pecans, soybeans, black walnuts and cheddar straws, grits, etc. You must have the frisee, egg or no. The pork chop is great.

James at the Mill 3906 Greathouse Springs Road, Fayetteville 479-443-1400 “Ozark Plateau Cuisine” is creative, uses local ingredients and is pleasantly presented in a vertical manner. Impeccable food in an impeccable setting.

Prairie Market’s Tall Grass Deli 115 W. Industrial Park Road, Harrison 870-743-3267 Health food restaurant in health food store that also functions as farmers market, serves locally sourced food.

Tusk & Trotter 110 S.E. A St., Bentonville Brasserie with wide range of menu options in former small Wal-Mart warehouse off the Bentonville square.

Wiederkehr Wine Cellars Inc. 3324 Swiss Family Drive, Wiederkehr Village 479-468-9463 Classic Swiss-style winery with tasting room, restaurant and shop. Tours daily, wine sales every day except Sunday, lunch and dinner daily.

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HERITAGE OZARK FOODS COOKING CLASSES May 14, 21, 29: Wednesday classes from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. “Not Your Grandma’s Sauerkraut, Fermented Foods Made Easy,” May 14. “Easy Cheesy, Farmer’s Cheese, Yogurt and Kefir,” May 21. “Go Green, Creative Ways to Make Salads Right From Your Garden,” May 29. $30 per class. Ozark Folk Center State Park, 1032 Park Ave., Mountain View.

Register in advance via 870-269-3851 or ozarkfolkcenter.com.

ATKINS PICKLEFEST May 16-17: Fried dill pickles, pickle-juice drinking and pickle-eating contests, live music, food vendors, arts and crafts, quilt show, canning contest, kids’ games, a 5K run, tractor pull, rodeo and parade.

Free. For more information contact Charles May or Amanda Freemen at 479-747-0122.

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BEYOND HUNGER: FEAST IN THE FIELD May 17: A farm-to-fork family-style dinner on the lawns in front of Heifer Village, behind Heifer International headquarters, to raise awareness and funds for small farmers in Arkansas and Haiti. Food prepared by chefs from the Capital Hotel. All-white, dressy casual attire. 6 p.m. $150. Heifer Village, 1 World Ave., Little Rock. 501-907-8800. https://donations.heifer.org/feast-inthe-field-2014.

BACKYARD GOURMET: BEANS, GREENS AND CORNBREAD May 17: Free beans, greens and cornbread, a dessert potluck, contra dancing and live music from Jeff and Joe and High Lonesome. 5 p.m. Faulkner County Library, 1900 Tyler St., Conway.

501-327-7482, visit fcl.org.

OZARK NATURAL FOODS’ TOUR-DE-FARMS May 17-18: Tours of area farms, including Bean Mountain Farms, Harmony Gardens, Tri-Cycle Farm, Ozark Alternatives, Across the Creek Farm,

Cobblestone Farm, Ansel’s Produce and Ames Orchard. For more information contact Alexa McGriff at 479521-7558 or visit ozarknaturalfoods. com/2014/03/tour-de-farms.

MEAT, MEAL AND MOLASSES May 20: Presentation by Susan Young, outreach coordinator for the Shiloh Museum of Ozark History, on Arkansas Foodways. 5 p.m. Free. Boone County Library, 221 W. Stephenson Ave., Harrison. 870-741-5913. boonecountylibrary. org.

LITTLE ROCK FARMERS’ MARKET NIGHT MARKET May 27-Aug. 26: Extended Tuesday hours to buy fresh produce, with entertainers and street performers, extended hours for restaurants in the River Market Hall. 3-7p.m. River Market Pavilions, 400 President Clinton Ave., Little Rock.

FARM2TABLE AT LAUGHLIN HOUSE June 15, July 12: Main courses will be sourced from the Bentonville Farmers Market and include specialty wine and beer pairings from Sean Minor Winery arkansasfoodandfarm.com

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and local breweries. 5:30-8:30 p.m. $25 for adults, $15 for kids under 12.

102 N.W. 3rd St., Bentonville. For more information, email Nicki@downtownbentonville.org or call 479-254-0254.

WYNNE FARM FEST June 7-8: A family festival weekend featuring live entertainment, KCBS Bar-BQue contest, kids games, PBJ Carnival, arts and crafts vendors and good food.

Downtown across from courthouse in Wynne. For more information contact Jan Hess at 870-238-4183.

BRADLEY COUNTY PINK TOMATO FESTIVAL June 12-14: The 58th annual festival features beauty pageants, arts and crafts, a tomato eating contest, live entertainment, a parade, heirloom tomato testing, an all-tomato luncheon and more. Court square, Warren. For more information contact David King at 870-226-5225.

PLANTATION AGRICULTURE MUSEUM’S 24th ANNIVERSARY June 21: Free Dutch-oven desserts and homemade ice cream in celebration of the museum’s opening anniversary. 2-4 p.m. U.S. Hwy. 165, Scott. 501-961-1409.

PURPLEHULL PEA FESTIVAL June 28: Music, purple hull pea and cornbread cook-off, arts and crafts, the World Championship Rotary Tiller Race and more. 8 a.m.-11 p.m. 212 Grayson St., Emerson. For more information visit purplehull.com.

ALTUS GRAPE FESTIVAL July 25-26: Public grape stomping, wine tasting, arts and crafts booths, music, amateur winemaking competition, food and fun. 5-11 p.m. July 25, 9 a.m.-5:30 p.m. July 26. Altus City Park. For more information contact the Altus Chamber of Commerce at 479-468-4684 or visit arkansasfoodandfarm.com

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JOHNSON COUNTY PEACH FESTIVAL July 24-27: Peach-themed foods, arts and crafts, a 4-mile run, talent contests, live bands, diaper derbies, greased pig chases, terrapin and bull frog races, a parade, jam and jelly bake-offs, peach seed spittin’ contest and a peach pie eating contest. 307 McKennon St., Clarksville. For more information contact Travis Stephens at 479-754-2340.

ARKANSAS RICE EXPO Aug. 1: Includes a field day and walking tour of rice fields, more than 50 booths and exhibits, a rice recipe contest, plus activities for families. Grand Prairie Center, 2709 U.S. Hwy. 165, Stuttgart.

For more information, contact Mary Hightower at UA System Division of Agriculture Cooperative Extension Service at 501-671-2126 or mhightower@uaex.edu.

CAVE CITY WATERMELON FESTIVAL Aug. 7-9: Crafts, food concessions, and free entertainment will be part of Thursday night, Friday night and all day Saturday. Cave City Park, Cave City.

For more information contact Charles Landers at 870-283-5959.

HOPE WATERMELON FESTIVAL Aug. 7-9: Celebrating Hope’s giant watermelons, three of which have been world’s records over the past 35 years.

The festival features arts and crafts, music, a major country music concert, watermelon eating, seed spitting and ice-cold Hope watermelon by the slice.

Fair Park, 800 Mockingbird St., Hope.

For more information contact Mark Keith at 870-777-3640 or visit hopemelonfest.com.

SAVE THE DATE!

Watermelon Crawl 2014 The Arkansas Hunger Relief Alliance will host the 4th annual Watermelon Crawl. It’s a great way to have family fun and volunteer to help the Alliance end hunger in Arkansas.

Location

Scott Melons and More.

Scott Date/Time

Saturday, Sept. 6 9 a.m.-1 p.m.

Directions

• Take Exit 7 off of Interstate 440

• South on U.S. Hwy. 165 for 4.3 miles • Field is behind New Life Pentacostal Church on U.S. Hwy. 165 Volunteers will go into the field to harvest the remains of this year’s melon crop. Last year’s crawl gathered almost 42,000 pounds of watermelon, which went to Arkansas’s food banks, pantries, shelters and soup kitchens. The event also features a watermelon eating contest for kids of all ages, watermelon relays and a melon crawl contest.

Performance Food Group provides breakfast and lunch for volunteers, and there’s cold water supplied by Sam’s Club. Groups are encouraged to bring a tent and plenty of team spirit. Prizes are given to contest winners.

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Arkansas, Honest,

All The Time When you go to a Farmers Market, you expect to meet farmers selling the crops they grow, not salesmen selling commercial produce shipped thousands of miles. The way it should be everywhere else is the way it always has been at the Argenta Farmers Market: 100% Arkansas-grown meat, eggs, fruits, honey and vegetables, sold by Arkansas farmers. Arkansas-made crafts – jewelry, pottery, woodworking, baked goods, pet items, and clothing – sold by local artisans who depend on your support.

That's our promise to you, and we intend to keep it.

6th & Main • North Little Rock Every Saturday March – December 7am - 12 NOON Market Manager/Co Founder Barbara Armstrong argentafarmersmarket@gmail.com

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