Farmer Grows Food for Her Community and the Environment

Farmer Grows Food for Her Community and the Environment

A farm apprenticeship opportunity changed the course of Emma’s life. The Arkansan worked for a small permaculture farm in the New River Valley region of Virginia. She apprenticed in Maine for a year with WWOOF. All of this led to the decision to pursue farming as a life direction and to apply for the CAFF Farm School. Emma most loves the slow lifestyle and fresh food of farm life. She has a deep curiosity about why and when things happen in nature. Her passion is for the protection of people and the planet.

A Farm Dream Delayed, Now a Reality

A Farm Dream Delayed, Now a Reality

The Farm School at The Center for Arkansas Farms and Food is in its second year and already proving that farming appeals to a broad diversity of people. One student entered the adventures of The Farm School in his seventy-sixth year of life. He’s surprised everyone by physically matching his younger fellow students in physical farm work. After meeting J.R., this isn’t so surprising. He is full of life. When asked why he signed up for the CAFF program, he lists concise goals for his piece of Arkansas.